The clinical course of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 2593-2598

  Van Beck, Edwin J R ^a,b,c   Kuijer, Philomeen M M ^a,b   Büller, Harry R ^a   Brandjes, Desiderius P M ^d   Bossuyt, Patrick M M ^c   Ten Cate, Jan W ^a  

^a Ctr Hemostasis Thromb AIR   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Radiology ^*  (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030690020     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.157.22.2593     Document Type: Article

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