Value of structured clinical and scintigraphic protocols in acute pulmonary embolism

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 213-218

  Nilsson, T ^a   Mare K ^b   Carlsson, A ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Pulmonary angiography; Pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary scintigraphy; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERUM ALBUMIN, RADIO-IODINATED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 0035723266     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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