Fatal septicaemia after fibroid embolisation (multiple letters) [2]

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9191, 1999, Pages 1730-

  Walker, W ^a   Worthington Kirsch, R L ^a   McLucas, B ^a   Goodwin, S C ^a   Adler, L ^a   Reed, R ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; UTERUS MYOMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; LEIOMYOMA; MORTALITY; NOTE; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; UTERUS; UTERUS CANCER; VASCULARIZATION;

CAUSE OF DEATH; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 0033552385     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)76716-7     Document Type: Letter

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