Are D-dimers requested appropriately in the emergency department? A retrospective audit

A. Williams, A. Ashton (St. Helens, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - New insights in management of interstitial and vascular lung diseases
Session: New insights in management of interstitial and vascular lung diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3612
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases, Pulmonary vascular diseases

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