Pulmonary embolism in an emergency care unit of Southern Italy: Evaluation of predictive factors from clinical history and physical exam

Baldassare Canino (Palermo, PA, Italy), Baldassare Canino, Davide Noto, Vincenzo Paternò, Emanuela Fertitta, Eugenia Hopps, Francesco Brocato, Antonina Giammanco, Maurizio Averna, Rosario Squatrito

Source: International Congress 2016 – Infections, sepsis, and pulmonary embolism
Session: Infections, sepsis, and pulmonary embolism
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 356
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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