Pulmonary embolism is an important cause of death in young adults

Circulation Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1765-1770

  Sakuma, Masahito ^a   Nakamura, Mashio ^b   Takahashi, Tohru ^c   Kitamukai, Osamu ^d   Yazu, Takahiro ^b   Yamada, Norikazu ^b   Ota, Masahiro ^b   Kobayashi, Takao ^e   Nakano, Takeshi ^b   Ito, Masaaki ^b   Shirato, Kunio ^f  

^a Onagawa Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Iwate Prefectural Central Hospital   (Japan)

^d Sendai Tokushukai Hospital   (Japan)

^e SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Saito Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Delivery; Pregnancy; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DELIVERY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 36949000074     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.1765     Document Type: Article

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