Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 76-79 , July 2008

Clinical Assessment of the Patient With a Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.07.010

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 76-79 , July 2008

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