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Thromb Haemost 2008; 100(06): 1203-1206
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-06-0350
Letters to the Editor
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Excluding pulmonary embolism without imaging tests – Can our diagnostic algorithm be optimized?

Mathilde Nijkeuter
1   Department of General Internal Medicine-Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
,
Lidwine W. Tick
2   Department of Hematology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
,
Maaike Sohne
3   Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
,
Marieke J. H. A. Kruip
4   Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
,
Harry R. Buller
3   Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
,
Frank W. G. Leebeek
4   Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
,
Mark H. H. Kramer
5   Department of Internal Medicine, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
,
Frederikus A. Klok
1   Department of General Internal Medicine-Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
,
Martin H. Prins
6   Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Academic Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
,
Menno V. Huisman
1   Department of General Internal Medicine-Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
,
the Christopher Study Investigators › Author AffiliationsFinancial support: This study was supported in part by unrestricted grants from the participating hospitals.
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Received: 03 June 2008

Accepted after major revision: 17 September 2008

Publication Date:
23 November 2017 (online)

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