Management of acute pulmonary embolism.(Brief Article)(Book Review) From: SciTech Book News | Date: September 1, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Book News, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

158829644X

Management of acute pulmonary embolism.

Ed. by Stavros V. Konstantinides.

Humana Press Inc.

2007

271 pages

$145.00

Hardcover

Contemporary cardiology

RC776

The words "pulmonary embolism" haunt the sleep of many a practitioner, but new understanding of the basic science and better techniques have significantly improved diagnosis and treatment. This collection of papers concentrate on that diagnosis and treatment along with other topics of current interest and use validated, evidence-based approaches along with critical ...

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