Clinical utility of the pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC) in investigation of possible pulmonary embolism

B. Arnold, R. Jenkin, O. Harris, B. Brockway (Dunedin, New Zealand)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Pulmonary circulation: acute and chronic pulmonary embolism
Session: Pulmonary circulation: acute and chronic pulmonary embolism
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3895
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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B. Arnold, R. Jenkin, O. Harris, B. Brockway (Dunedin, New Zealand). Clinical utility of the pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC) in investigation of possible pulmonary embolism. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 3895

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