Suspected Pulmonary Embolism: Part I. Evidence-Based Clinical Assessment

American Family Physician

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 367-369

  Ebell, Mark H ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; OXYGEN TENSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 0842346534     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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