Pneumothorax Patients Treated for Primary Spontaneous Outcomes
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2008;134;1033-1036; Prepublished online June 26, 2008; Chest Anne-Maree Kelly, Debra Kerr and Megan Clooney Pneumothorax Patients Treated for Primary Spontaneous Outcomes of Emergency Department http://www.chestjournal.org/content/134/5/1033.full.html and services can be found online on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information ) ISSN:0012-3692 http://www.chestjournal.org/misc/reprints.shtml ( of the copyright holder. may be reproduced or distributed without the prior written permission Northbrook IL 60062. All rights reserved. No part of this article or PDF by the American College of Chest Physicians, 3300 Dundee Road, 2007 Physicians. It has been published monthly since 1935. Copyright CHEST is the official journal of the American College of Chest
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