Thromb Haemost 1997; 77(05): 1042-1043
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1656106
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Rapid Blood Test for the Exclusion of Venous Thromboembolism in Symptomatic Outpatients

Authors

  • Jean-Noël Fiessinger

    The Department of Vascular Medicine, Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies Vasculaires, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
  • Emmanuel Héron

    The Department of Vascular Medicine, Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies Vasculaires, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
  • Frédéric Jacq

    The Department of Vascular Medicine, Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies Vasculaires, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
  • Arnaud Rance

    The Department of Vascular Medicine, Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies Vasculaires, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
  • Joseph Emmerich

    The Department of Vascular Medicine, Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies Vasculaires, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
Further Information

Publication History

Received 18 November 1996

Accepted 24 January 1997

Publication Date:
11 July 2018 (online)

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