The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 7 , Pages 598-600 , July 2010

“Door-to-Chest–Tube” Time?

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 Aimee K. Zaas, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

 Authorship: All authors had full access to the data and played a role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(10)00228-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.03.003

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 7 , Pages 598-600 , July 2010

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