The non-invasive diagnosis of pulmonary embolus

British Medical Journal

Volumn 323, Issue 7310, 2001, Pages 412-413

  Dixon, A K ^a   Coulden, R A R ^a   Peters, A M ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035949070     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7310.412     Document Type: Editorial

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