Erratum to Differential diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in outpatients with non-specific cardiopulmonary symptoms (Intern Emerg Med, 10.1007/s11739-011-0725-1);Differential diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in outpatients with non-specific cardiopulmonary symptoms

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 695-702

  Squizzato, Alessandro ^a,i   Luciani, Davide ^b   Rubboli, Andrea ^c   Gennaro, Leonardo Di ^d   Landolfi, Raffaele ^d   De Luca, Carlo ^e   Porro, Fernando ^f   Moia, Marco ^f   Testa, Sophie ^g   Imberti, Davide ^h   Bertolini, Guido ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^g CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Italy)

ⁱ OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888303539     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-012-0751-7     Document Type: Erratum

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