Echocardiography in pulmonary embolism disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Pavan, D ^a   Nicolosi, G L ^a   Antonini Canterin, F ^a   Zanuttini, D ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Cardiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032577625     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(98)00071-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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