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Pulmonary Embolism as a Cause of Death in Patients Who Died with Cancer Paul D. Stein, MD, Afzal Beemath, MD, Frederick A. Meyers, MD, Fadi Kayali, MD, Elias Skaf, MD, Ronald E. Olson, PhD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 119, Issue 2, Pages 163-165 (February 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.02.028 Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure Unadjusted frequency of fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) among patients who died with cancer from 1980 through 1998. The unadjusted frequency decreased over the 19-year period of study (slope –0.0098%/year, r = −0.9133, P <.0001). The American Journal of Medicine 2006 119, 163-165DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.02.028) Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions