Three cases of pulmonary thromboembolism and extensive prayer (invocation) activity as a new possible risk factor

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-194

  Eom, Minseob ^a   Lim, Sung Chul ^b   Shin Kim, Youn ^c  

^a Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Scientific Investigation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADHESION; ARM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACK; BLEEDING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN INFARCTION; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEHYDRATION; DIET RESTRICTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOCARDIAL HEMORRHAGE; FACE; FEMALE; FOOT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEART WEIGHT; HIP; HUMAN; LEG; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG WEIGHT; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MUSCLE BLEEDING; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PETECHIA; POLICY; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; RELIGION; RESUSCITATION; RIB FRACTURE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN BLEEDING; STERNUM; SUBCUTANEOUS HEMORRHAGE; TIBIA; TOXICOLOGY;

FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; POSTURE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RELIGION; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 67849115872     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e318187de84     Document Type: Article

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