Overdiagnosis versus misdiagnosis of pulmonary embolism

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 206, Issue 4, 2016, Pages W59-

  Tan, Stephanie ^a   Haramati, Linda Broyde ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; AUTOPSY; BLEEDING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOLOGIST; WELLBEING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84962338753     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.15.15769     Document Type: Letter

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