Is the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index Being Routinely Used in Clinical Practice?

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Published in Thrombosis on July 29, 2015

Authors

Ali Shafiq1, Hamza Lodhi2, Zaheer Ahmed1, Ata Bajwa1

Author Affiliations

1: Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, 4401 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64111, USA ; University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
2: Baptist Desoto Hospital, 7601 Southcrest Parkway, Southaven, MS 38671, USA.

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