Thromb Haemost 1997; 77(05): 1042-1043
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1656106
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Rapid Blood Test for the Exclusion of Venous Thromboembolism in Symptomatic Outpatients

Jean-Noël Fiessinger
The Department of Vascular Medicine, Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies Vasculaires, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
,
Emmanuel Héron
The Department of Vascular Medicine, Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies Vasculaires, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
,
Frédéric Jacq
The Department of Vascular Medicine, Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies Vasculaires, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
,
Arnaud Rance
The Department of Vascular Medicine, Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies Vasculaires, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
,
Joseph Emmerich
The Department of Vascular Medicine, Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies Vasculaires, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
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Further Information

Publication History

Received 18 November 1996

Accepted 24 January 1997

Publication Date:
11 July 2018 (online)

 
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