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Optimizing Emergency Diagnostic Imaging in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Room

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|Dec 2019

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Language: English
Page range: 59 - 65
Submitted on: Mar 6, 2018
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Accepted on: Jun 26, 2018
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Published on: Dec 30, 2019
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2019 Petko H. Stefanovski, Vladimir R. Radev, Nela T. Stefanovska, Nachko I. Tocev, Slavejko H. Bogdanov, Hristo S. Gigov, Pencho T. Tonchev, Radko N. Radev, published by Sciendo
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