Respiratory Medicine
Volume 103, Issue 12 , Pages 1871-1877 , December 2009

Is it possible to predict which patients with mild pneumonias will develop hypoxemia?

  • Francisco Sanz

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Neumología, Consorci Hospital General Universitari de Valéncia, Av./Tres Cruces, 2. 46014 Valencia, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Servicio de Neumología, Consorci Hospital General Universitari de València, Av./Tres Cruces, 2, 46014 Valencia, Spain. Tel.: +34 619717483; fax: +34 961972128.
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  • Marcos I. Restrepo

      Affiliations

    • VERDICT research program, and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio Texas, 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
    • Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Texas, 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78284, USA
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  • Estrella Fernández

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset de Valencia, Av./Gaspar Aguilar, 90. 46017 Valencia, Spain
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  • Maria Luisa Briones

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Clínic Universitari de Valencia, Av./Blasco Ibáñez, 17. 46010 Valencia, Spain
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  • Rafael Blanquer

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset de Valencia, Av./Gaspar Aguilar, 90. 46017 Valencia, Spain
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  • Eric M. Mortensen

      Affiliations

    • VERDICT research program, and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio Texas, 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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  • Eusebi Chiner

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Neumología, Hospital de Sant Joan, Alacant, Carretera Alicante-Valencia S/N, 03550 Sant Joan d'Alacant, Spain
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  • Jose Blanquer

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Clínic Universitari de Valencia, Av./Blasco Ibáñez, 17. 46010 Valencia, Spain
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  • NAC-CV Study Group

Received 16 February 2009 ,Accepted 23 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.06.013

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 103, Issue 12 , Pages 1871-1877 , December 2009

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