| Literature DB >> 1780185 |
K Y Chau1, S T Yuen, T H Ng, W F Ng.
Abstract
A retrospective study of autopsied material in the last 15 yrs is documented an increasing incidence of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in Hong Kong Chinese. The incidence of significant PTE increased from 0.58% in the first 5 yr period to 2.08% in recent years. The topographic features and characteristics of these PTE patients are analysed and the factors contributing to the changes are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1780185 DOI: 10.3109/00313029109063562
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pathology ISSN: 0031-3025 Impact factor: 5.306