Diagnosing pulmonary embolism with clinical assessment, D-dimer, venous ultrasound and helical computed tomography: a multicenter management study

A. Perrier, P. M. Roy, D. Aujesky, I. Chagnon, N. Howarth, G. Barghouth, J. Cornuz, H. Bounameaux (Geneva, Lausanne, Switzerland; Angers, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Pulmonary thromboembolism
Session: Pulmonary thromboembolism
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1474
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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