Pulmonary embolism in the elderly: Clinical, instrumental and laboratory aspects

Gerontology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 205-211

  Masotti, Luca ^a   Ceccarelli, Elena ^b   Cappelli, Roberto ^b   Guerrini, Maurizio ^b   Forconi, Sandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Elderly; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0033946858     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022161     Document Type: Article

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