Pulmonary Embolism

References

Citations

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Other Works Consulted

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2003). Diagnosis and Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 68. (AHRQ Publication No.03–E012). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

• Kucher N, Tapson VF (2004). Pulmonary embolism. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst's The Heart, 11th ed., pp. 1593–1616. New York: McGraw-Hill.

• Tapson VF (2002). Venous thromboembolism. In EJ Topol, ed., Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2nd ed., pp. 667–684. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

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