The impact of an aging population on the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: Comparison of young and elderly patients

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-72

  Castelli, Robert ^a   Bergamaschini, Luigi ^a   Sailis, Patrizia ^a   Pantaleo, Giuseppe ^b   Porro, Fernando ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age groups; Clinical probability; Pulmonary embolism; Spiral computed tomography; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SYNCOPE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 58449092107     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1076029607308860     Document Type: Article

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