Outcomes after withholding anticoagulation from patients with suspected acute pulmonary embolism and negative computed tomographic findings: A cohort study

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 130-138

  Swensen, Stephen J ^a   Sheedy II, Patrick F ^a   Ryu, Jay H ^a   Pickett, Deitra D ^a   Schleck, Cathy D ^a   Ilstrup, Duane M ^a   Heit, John A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLIMATOR; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036163362     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/77.2.130     Document Type: Article

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