Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 26-29 , April 2008

Children with Chest Pain Visiting the Emergency Department

  • Chien-Heng Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Jen-Ai Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wei-Ching Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yung-Jen Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jeng-Sheng Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan

Received 12 October 2007 ,Revised 2 January 2008 ,Accepted 25 March 2008.

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PII: S1875-9572(08)60007-8

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(08)60007-8

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 26-29 , April 2008

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