Timing of the occurrence of pulmonary embolism in trauma patients

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 862-867

  Owings, John T ^a   Kraut, Eric ^a   Battistella, Felix ^a   Cornelius, John T ^a   O'Malley, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030800367     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1997.01430320064010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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