Comparison of the Wells and Revised Geneva Scores for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: An Australian experience

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 258-263

  Wong, D D ^a   Ramaseshan, G ^a   Mendelson, R M ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical prediction rules; Pulmonary embolism; Revised Geneva Score; Wells Score

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; IOVERSOL; MACROSALB TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVISED GENEVA SCORES; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; WELLS SCORE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79953000985     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02204.x     Document Type: Article

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