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Thromb Haemost 1998; 80(03): 527
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615246
Letters to the Editor
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Clinical Usefulness of D-Dimer Tests in Excluding Pulmonary Embolism Is Highly Dependent upon Age

Authors

  • Dominique Mottier

    1   From the Groupe de Recherche de la Thrombose de Bretagne Occidentale (GETBO), Hôpital de la Cavale Blanche, Brest, France

  • Françis Couturaud

    1   From the Groupe de Recherche de la Thrombose de Bretagne Occidentale (GETBO), Hôpital de la Cavale Blanche, Brest, France

  • Emmanuel Oger

    1   From the Groupe de Recherche de la Thrombose de Bretagne Occidentale (GETBO), Hôpital de la Cavale Blanche, Brest, France

  • Christophe Leroyer

    1   From the Groupe de Recherche de la Thrombose de Bretagne Occidentale (GETBO), Hôpital de la Cavale Blanche, Brest, France
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Publication History

Received 31 March 1998

Accepted after revision 14 May 1998

Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)

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