Statewide, population-based, time-series analysis of the frequency and outcome of pulmonary embolus in 318,554 trauma patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 90-99

  Tuttle Newhall, J E ^a   Rutledge, Robert ^a   Hultman, C Scott ^a   Fakhry, Samir M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031021469     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199701000-00016     Document Type: Article

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