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Race and Sex Differences in Long-Term Survival Rates for Elderly Patients With Pulmonary Embolism.
- Source :
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American Journal of Public Health . Oct98, Vol. 88 Issue 10, p1476-1480. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- Provides estimates of race- and sex-specific survival rates of Medicare patients admitted to a hospital in 1984 with a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Decline of survival rates with advancing age; Use of Kaplan-Meier estimates of survival functions for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism; Determination of death rate.
- Subjects :
- *PULMONARY embolism
*MORTALITY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00900036
- Volume :
- 88
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1148126
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.88.10.1476