Gender differences in 30-day mortality for patients hospitalized with acute pulmonary embolism

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1165-1170

  Borrero, Sonya ^a   Aujesky, Drahomir ^b   Stone, Roslyn A ^c,d   Geng, Ming ^d   Fine, Michael J ^d   Ibrahim, Said A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ACUTE DISEASE; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 35348894568     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2006.0236     Document Type: Article

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