Unsuspected pulmonary embolism in cancer patients: A narrative review with pooled data

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 375-384

  Donadini, Marco Paolo ^a   Dentali, Francesco ^a   Squizzato, Alessandro ^a   Guasti, Luigina ^a   Ageno, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Prevalence; Prognosis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 84901486935     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-014-1066-7     Document Type: Review

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