Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 20-25 , February 2006

Pulmonary radiographic findings and mortality in hospitalized patients with lower respiratory tract infections

  • G. Trakada

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras Medical School, Patras 26500, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30 2610 999500.
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  • A. Pouli

      Affiliations

    • Agios Savas Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • P. Goumas

      Affiliations

    • Department of ORL, University Hospital of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece

Received 22 September 2004 ,Accepted 29 January 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2005.01.008

Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 20-25 , February 2006

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