Massive pulmonary embolism in late pregnancy

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 888-892

  Woodward, David K ^b   Birks, Richard J S ^a   Granger, Kath A ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032441766     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03012225     Document Type: Article

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