Investigating suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7590, 2007, Pages 418-419

  Scarsbrook, Andrew Frederick ^a   Gleeson, Fergus Vincent ^b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33847737774     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39071.617257.80     Document Type: Article

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