Thrombosis Research
Volume 121, Issue 2 , Pages 153-158 , 2007

Prognostic significance of delays in diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

  • David Jiménez Castro

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory Division, Medicine Department, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Alcalá de Henares University, 28034 Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 91 3368314.
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  • Antonio Sueiro

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory Division, Medicine Department, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Alcalá de Henares University, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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  • Gema Díaz

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory Department, Zarzuela Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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  • Carlos Escobar

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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  • Sergio García-Rull

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory Division, Medicine Department, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Alcalá de Henares University, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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  • Joaquín Picher

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory Department, Zarzuela Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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  • Dolores Taboada

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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  • Roger D. Yusen

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Received 28 October 2006 ,Revised 22 February 2007 ,Accepted 30 March 2007.

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PII: S0049-3848(07)00156-9

doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2007.03.028

Thrombosis Research
Volume 121, Issue 2 , Pages 153-158 , 2007

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