Pulmonary embolism and malpractice claims

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1149-1152

  Fink, Sidney ^a,b   Chaudhuri, T K ^a,b   Davis, Hayward H ^a,b  

^a Veterans Affairs Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b Hampton VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MALPRACTICE; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031731183     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199812000-00010     Document Type: Review

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