Still missing the boat with fatal pulmonary embolism

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1394-1395

  Gillies, T E ^a   Ruckley, C V ^a   Nixon, S J ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal College of Surgeons   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029803492     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800831021     Document Type: Article

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