Availability of technology to evaluate for pulmonary embolism in academic emergency departments in the United States

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 1, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2240-2242

  Jones, A E ^a   Kline, J A ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TECHNOLOGY; TIME;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOLOGY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; QUESTIONNAIRES; TECHNOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0242372865     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00370.x     Document Type: Letter

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