Mortality, hospital discharges, and case fatality for pulmonary embolism in the Twin Cities: 1980-1995

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 103-109

  Janke, Robin M ^a   McGovern, Paul G ^b   Folsom, Aaron R ^b  

^a USAF   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary embolism; Thromboembolism; Thrombophlebitis; Thrombosis; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; MORTALITY; PHLEBITIS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0033974378     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00147-X     Document Type: Article

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