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Thromb Haemost 2001; 86(02): 724-725
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616119
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Rebuttal to: The Usefulness of Compression Ultrasonography of the Lower Limbs in Patients with a Clinical Suspicion of Pulmonary Embolism

Sergio Siragusa
1   Servizio Pronto Soccorso ed Accettazione and 1Divisione di Chirurgia Vascolare, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
,
Camillo Porta
1   Servizio Pronto Soccorso ed Accettazione and 1Divisione di Chirurgia Vascolare, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
,
Francesco Falaschi
1   Servizio Pronto Soccorso ed Accettazione and 1Divisione di Chirurgia Vascolare, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
,
Stefano Pirrelli
1   Servizio Pronto Soccorso ed Accettazione and 1Divisione di Chirurgia Vascolare, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
,
Maria Antonietta Bressan
1   Servizio Pronto Soccorso ed Accettazione and 1Divisione di Chirurgia Vascolare, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Received 26 February 2001

Accepted 01 March 2001

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12 December 2017 (online)

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