Aortic dissection

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 372-375

  Dmowski, Andrzej T ^a   Carey, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Review

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ESMOLOL; LABETALOL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

AORTA DISSECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0032797689     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90090-6     Document Type: Review

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