Pulmonary thromboembolism: Retrospective study of necropsies performed over 24 years in a university hospital in Brazil

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 105-108

  Golin, Valdir ^a,b,c,d   Schwarzwälder Sprovieri, Sandra Regina ^a,b,c   Bedrikow, Rubens ^a,b,c   Costa Salles, Mauro José ^a,b,c  

^a IRMANDADE DA SANTA CASA DE MISERICÓRDIA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Centro de Pesquisa Clínica em Pneumologia da Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lethal; Necropsies; Pulmonary thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LETHALITY; LIFE EVENT; LUNG EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SEASON;

AGED; AUTOPSY; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 0037019434     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: 15163180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-31802002000400003     Document Type: Article

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