Further validation and simplification of the Wells clinical decision rule in pulmonary embolism

Nadine S Gibson; Maaike Sohne; Marieke J. H. A Kruip; Lidwine W Tick; Victor E Gerdes; Patrick M Bossuyt; Philip S Wells; Harry R Buller; the Christopher study investigators; on behalf of

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Thromb Haemost 2008; 99(01): 229-234
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-05-0321

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Further validation and simplification of the Wells clinical decision rule in pulmonary embolism

Nadine S Gibson

¹Department of Vascular Medicine, Academical Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Maaike Sohne

¹Department of Vascular Medicine, Academical Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Marieke J. H. A Kruip

²Department of Hematology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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Lidwine W Tick

³Department of Internal Medicine, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, the Netherlands

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Victor E Gerdes

¹Department of Vascular Medicine, Academical Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Patrick M Bossuyt

⁴Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Academical Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Philip S Wells

⁵Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital & Ottawa Health Research Unit, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Harry R Buller

¹Department of Vascular Medicine, Academical Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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the Christopher study investigators

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Pulmonary embolism - clinical studies - thrombosis - venous thrombosis

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