Pulmonary embolism: Investigation of the clinically assessed intermediate risk subgroup

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1009, 2012, Pages 37-43

  Warren, Daniel ^a   Matthews, S ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG THROMBOSIS; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WELLS PRETEST PROBABILITY SCORING ALGORITHM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84455196434     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/17451818     Document Type: Article

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