Mortality from pulmonary embolism is decreasing in hospital patients

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 327-331

  Kopcke, Douglas ^a   Harryman, Ondina ^a   Benbow, Emyr W ^a   Hay, Charles ^a   Chalmers, Nicholas ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 80052542893     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2011.100395     Document Type: Article

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