Pulmonary embolism: A frequent occurrence in Indian patients with symptomatic lower limb venous thrombosis

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 86-91

  Parakh, Rajiv ^a   Kapadia, Sumit R ^a   Sen, Ishita ^a   Agarwal, Sandeep ^a   Grover, Tarun ^a   Yadav, Ajay ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Asian; Complication; Deep venous thrombosis; Prevalence; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INDIA; INDIAN; LEG; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; PREVALENCE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33646539487     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60113-5     Document Type: Article

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