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Vol. 40. Issue 12.
Pages 580-594 (December 2004)
Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR)
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Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow up of Pulmonary Embolism
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Correspondence: Dr. F. Uresandi. Servicio de Neumología. Hospital de Cruces. Pl. De Cruces, s/n. 48903 Barakaldo. Bizkaia. España
, J. Blanquerb, F. Congetc, M.A. de Gregorioc, J.L. Lobod, R. Oteroe, E. Pérez Rodríguezf, M. Monrealg, P. Moralesh
a Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain
b Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia, Spain
c Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain
d Hospital Txagorritxu, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain
e Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
f Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
g Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
h Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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