Is a V/Q scan based algorithm correctly used to diagnose acute pulmonary embolism? A daily practice survey.

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Published in Thromb Res on April 14, 2011

Authors

Kirsten A Kortekaas1, Jeroen Eikenboom, Marcel P M Stokkel, Hestia van Gent, Albert de Roos, Menno V Huisman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of General Internal Medicine, Section of Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. k.a.kortekaas@lumc.nl

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