Pulmonary embolism as a first clinical sign of occult malignancy: A prospective follow-up study

Pirn L. J. van der Heiden; Martin H. Prins; Wouter de Monyé; Marco L. J. van Strijen; Jan Dirk Banga; Piet E. Postmus; Marije ten Wolde; Harry R. Büller; Desiderius P. M. Brandjes; Menno V. Huisman; on behalf of the ANTELOPE study group

doi:10.1160/TH05-10-0667

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2006; 95(03): 584-585
DOI: 10.1160/TH05-10-0667

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Pulmonary embolism as a first clinical sign of occult malignancy: A prospective follow-up study

Pirn L. J. van der Heiden

¹Department of General Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Martin H. Prins

²Department of Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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Wouter de Monyé

¹Department of General Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Marco L. J. van Strijen

³Department of Radiology, Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

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Jan Dirk Banga

⁴Department of General Internal Medicine, Utrecht University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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Piet E. Postmus

⁵Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Free University Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Marije ten Wolde

⁶Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Harry R. Büller

⁶Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Desiderius P. M. Brandjes

⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Slotervaart Hospital, Amsterdamjhe Netherlands

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Menno V. Huisman

¹Department of General Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

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on behalf of the ANTELOPE study group

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