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Population-based cohort study examining the association between splenectomy and empyema in adults in Taiwan

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the association between splenectomy and empyema in Taiwan. METHODS: A population-based cohort study was conducted using the hospitalisation dataset of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program. A total of 13 193 subjects aged 20–84 years who were newly d...

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Autores principales: Lin, Hsien-Feng, Liao, Kuan-Fu, Chang, Ching-Mei, Lin, Cheng-Li, Lai, Shih-Wei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5623461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28947439
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015101