The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6 , January 2012

Risk Factors Associated with Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Received 11 May 2010 ,Revised 7 February 2011 ,Accepted 1 June 2011.

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 The authors have no personal disclosures. The authors received support from the Center for Translation Science Activities (CTSA). The CTSA is funded through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Grant Number 1 UL1 RR024150-01). The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the NIH. Information is available at http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.06.004

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6 , January 2012

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