The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 88.e1-88.e5 , January 2010

Diagnostic Value of Chest Radiographs in Bedridden Patients Suspected of Having Pneumonia

  • Yaacov Esayag, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Irina Nikitin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Jacob Bar-Ziv, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Ruth Cytter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Irith Hadas-Halpern, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Todd Zalut, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Amos M. Yinnon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Infectious Disease Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Amos M. Yinnon, MD, Division of Internal Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, P.O. Box 3235, Jerusalem 91031, Israel

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 Funding: Funded by the Research Fund of Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

 Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was relevant to the conduct of this study.

 Authorship: All authors meet criteria for authorship and have seen and approved the article.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00865-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.09.012

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 88.e1-88.e5 , January 2010

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