Pulmonary embolism in sickle cell disease: A case-control study

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 760-766

  Novelli, E M ^a,b,c   Huynh, C ^a,b   Gladwin, M T ^a,c   Moore, C G ^a   Ragni, M V ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Hemophilia Center of Western PA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary embolism; Sickle cell disease; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PENNSYLVANIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860498024     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2012.04697.x     Document Type: Article

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