An analysis of patients that underwent computed tomography pulmonary angiography with the prediagnosis of pulmonary embolism in the emergency department

Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Ozakin, Engin ^a   Kaya, Filiz Baloglu ^a   Acar, Nurdan ^a   Cevik, Arif Alper ^a,b  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901923541     PISSN: 23566140     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/470358     Document Type: Article

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