Pulmonary embolism in young males and females in Germany: Data from the federal statistical office

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 511-515

  Moysidis, Theodoros ^a   Kröger, Knut ^a,b   Moerchel, Christian ^b   Santosa, Frans ^a   Gröchenig, Ernst ^c  

^a HELIOS KLINIKUM KREFELD   (Germany)

^b Thrombose Initiative EV   (Germany)

^c CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

diagnosis related groups statistics; hospitalized patients; pulmonary embolism; sex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955860263     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e328339cc49     Document Type: Article

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