Frequent Asymptomatic Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Deep Venous Thrombosis

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 271, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 223-225

  Moser, Kenneth M ^a   Fedullo, Peter F ^a   Littejohn, Judith K ^a   Crawford, Rebekah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTEPLASE; HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0028054767     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03510270069042     Document Type: Article

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