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Thromb Haemost 2008; 100(06): 1209-1211
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-04-0214
Letters to the Editor
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Futile D-dimer testing in hospitalized patients - Description, interpretation, improvements

Philippe Girard
1   Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
,
Ratana Suresh
1   Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
,
Julie Cosserat
1   Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
,
Daniel Czitrom
1   Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
,
Jean-Luc Le Guillou
1   Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
,
Isabelle Leblanc
1   Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
,
Christiane Strauss
1   Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
,
Jean-Baptiste Stern
1   Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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Received: 05 April 2008

Accepted after major revision: 03 September 2008

Publication Date:
23 November 2017 (online)

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