Immediate pulmonary embolism after trauma: Case report

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 146-148

  Rogers, Frederick B ^a,b   Osler, Turner M ^a   Shackford, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 0033972152     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200001000-00028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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