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Thromb Haemost 2002; 88(05): 880
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613322
Letters to the Editor
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D-Dimers Testing Is not Recommended for the Exclusion of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Outpatients with Lower Limb Erysipelas

Lucia Mazzolai
1   Division of Hypertension and Vascular Medicine, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
,
Erik Haesler
1   Division of Hypertension and Vascular Medicine, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
,
Ilaria Milesi
1   Division of Hypertension and Vascular Medicine, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
,
Daniel Hayoz
1   Division of Hypertension and Vascular Medicine, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Received 22 April 2002

Accepted after resubmission 13 May 2002

Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)

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