Trends in hospital admissions for pulmonary embolism in England: 1996/7 to 2005/6

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 388-392

  Aylin, Paul ^a   Bottle, Alex ^a   Kirkwood, Graham ^a   Bell, Derek ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital mortality; Pulmonary embolism; Seasonal variation; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

EID: 49649087708     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.8-4-388     Document Type: Article

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