Pulmonary embolism: An unsuspected killer

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 961-983

  Laack, Torrey A ^a   Goyal, Deepi G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERIAL GAS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; PATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENESCENCE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 5044227388     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2004.05.011     Document Type: Review

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