Investigation and management of patients with pleuritic chest pain presenting to the accident and emergency department

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-59

  Jones, Kevin ^a   Raghuram, A ^a  

^a Bury General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; PLEURISY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032911845     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.16.1.55     Document Type: Article

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