Re-emergence of an "orphan" test for pulmonary embolism

Chest

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-6

  Colp, C ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0034885878     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.1.5     Document Type: Editorial

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