Sensitivity and specificity of helical computed tomography in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: A systematic review

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 227-232

  Rathbun, Suman W ^a,b   Raskob, Gary E ^a   Whitsett, Thomas L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034142339     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-132-3-200002010-00009     Document Type: Review

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