Noninvasive venous testing in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: The impact on decisionmaking

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 757-763

  Lipski, D A ^a   Shepard, A D ^a   McCarthy, B D ^a   Ernst, C B ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030666162     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70087-9     Document Type: Article

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