Accuracy of clinical assessment in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 864-871

  Miniati, Massimo ^a,b   Prediletto, Renato ^a   Formichi, Bruno ^a   Marini, Carlo ^a   Di Ricco, Giorgio ^a   Tonelli, Lucia ^a   Allescia, Germana ^a   Pistolesi, Massimo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0033024144     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.3.9806130     Document Type: Article

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