Symptoms adversely impact survival among patients with cancer and unsuspected pulmonary embolism

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 31, 2011, Pages 4208-4209

  O'Connell, Casey Lee ^a   Razavi, Pedram A ^a   Liebman, Howard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMANTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 80755180789     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.2730     Document Type: Letter

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