The effect of helical computed tomography on diagnostic and treatment strategies in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 84-90

  Trowbridge, Robert L ^a,b   Araoz, Philip A ^a   Gotway, Michael B ^a   Bailey, Richard A ^a   Auerbach, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0346724758     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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