High prevalence of detectable deep venous thrombosis in patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 903-908

  Girard, Philippe ^a,b   Musset, Dominique ^a   Parent, Florence ^a   Maitre, Sophie ^a   Phlippoteau, Catherine ^a   Simonneau, Gérald ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Phlebography; Pulmonary angiography; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032717329     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.4.903     Document Type: Article

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