Clinical practice. The evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism.

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Published in N Engl J Med on September 25, 2003

Authors

Peter F Fedullo1, Victor F Tapson

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Diego, Medical Center, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037-1300, USA. pfedullo@uscb.edu

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