Venous thromboembolism - Manifestations and diagnosis

Hospital Pharmacist

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 199-204

  Thomas, Martin ^a  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 33745607330     PISSN: 13527967     EISSN: 13527967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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