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Thromb Haemost 2006; 96(02): 107-108
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-07-0363
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Outcome studies of pulmonary embolism versus accuracy: They do not equate

Paul D. Stein
1   Department of Research, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan
2   Department of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
,
Afzal Beemath
1   Department of Research, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan
,
Lawrence R. Goodman
3   Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
,
Charles A. Hales
4   Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
,
Russell D. Hull
5   Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
,
H. Dirk Sostman
6   Office of the Dean, Weill Cornell Medical College and The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
,
John G. Weg
7   Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
› Author AffiliationsFinancial support: This study was supported by Grants HL63928, HL63940, and HL63982 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Received 03 July 2006

Accepted 11 July 2006

Publication Date:
28 November 2017 (online)

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