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Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine 6/2018

01-09-2018 | Research Letter to the Editor

The diagnostic challenge: are we missing pulmonary embolism diagnosis in patients with syncope?

Authors: Elena Campello, Valeria Rossetto, Luca Spiezia, Stefania Vigolo, Sara Maggiolo, Paolo Simioni

Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine | Issue 6/2018

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Title
The diagnostic challenge: are we missing pulmonary embolism diagnosis in patients with syncope?
Authors
Elena Campello
Valeria Rossetto
Luca Spiezia
Stefania Vigolo
Sara Maggiolo
Paolo Simioni
Publication date
01-09-2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Internal and Emergency Medicine / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 1828-0447
Electronic ISSN: 1970-9366
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1914-y

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