The Geneva prognostic score and mortality in patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism by CT pulmonary angiogram

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-365

  Subramaniam, R M ^a,b   Mandrekar, J ^c   Blair, D ^a   Peller, P J ^d   Karalus, N ^e  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Geneva score; Mortality; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68749101061     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2009.02092.x     Document Type: Article

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