The epidemiology of diagnosed pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis in the elderly

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 8, 1994, Pages 861-866

  Kniffin Jr , W D ^a,c   Baron, John A ^a   Barrett, Jane ^a   Birkmeyer, John D ^a   Anderson Jr , Frederick A ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028296057     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.154.8.861     Document Type: Article

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