Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 501-506 , May 1989

Use of emergency medical services by patients with decompensated obstructive lung disease

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  • Glen H Murata

      Affiliations

    • Ambulatory Care Service, VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Glen H Murata, MD, Ambulatory Care Service (11AC), Veterans Administration Medical Center, 2100 Ridgecrest Drive, SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108.
    • , MD
  • Michael S Gorby

      Affiliations

    • Ambulatory Care Service, VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • , MD
  • Thomas W Chick

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary Section, VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • , MD
  • Alan K Halperin

      Affiliations

    • Ambulatory Care Service, VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Received 6 September 1988 ,Revised 8 December 1988 ,Accepted 25 January 1989.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 501-506 , May 1989

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