Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 6 , Pages 444-451 , 2007

Prognostic Analysis of Patients with Blunt Chest Trauma Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit

  • Shu-Hui Wang

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care Division, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shu-Hui Wang, Critical Care Division, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nan-Hsiao Street, Changhua 500, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ta-Sen Wei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Education and Research, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chi-Pei Chen

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care Division, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

Received 8 March 2006 ,Revised 12 July 2006 ,Accepted 13 March 2007.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60293-X

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60293-X

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 6 , Pages 444-451 , 2007

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