Severe acute respiratory syndrome complicated by spontaneous pneumothorax

Chest

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2345-2351

  Sihoe, Alan D L ^a   Wong, Randolph H L ^a   Lee, Alex T H ^a   Lau, Lee Sung ^b   Leung, Natalie Y Y ^b   Law, Kin Ip ^b   Yim, Anthony P C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complication; Pneumothorax; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

MEPREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SMOKING; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 2942711386     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.6.2345     Document Type: Article

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