Inter-observer reliability of measures to assess the post-thrombotic syndrome

Thromb Haemost 2008; 100(01): 164-166
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-11-0678

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Authors

Marc A. Rodger

¹Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Health Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

²Medicine and Ottawa Health Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

³Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ottawa Health Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Susan R. Kahn

⁴Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Grégoire Le Gal

⁵Medicine, University Hospital, Brest, France
Susan Solymoss

⁴Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Isabelle Chagnon

⁶Medicine, University de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
David R. Anderson

⁷Hematology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Philip S. Wells

¹Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Health Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

²Medicine and Ottawa Health Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Michael J. Kovacs

⁸Medicine and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

⁹Hematology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

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