Identification of prearrest clinical factors associated with outpatient fatal pulmonary embolism

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1136-1142

  Courtney, D M ^a   Kline, J A ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Pulmonary embolism; Risk factors; Sudden death; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0035192216     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01129.x     Document Type: Article

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