Outpatient diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: The MIOPED (Manchester Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis) study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-127

  Hogg, K ^a   Dawson, D ^a   Mackway Jones, K ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; THORAX PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANGIOGRAPHY; CHEST PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 33645087684     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.027110     Document Type: Article

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