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Clinical features and outcome of pulmonary embolism in children

  1. Tina T. Biss1,
  2. Leonardo R. Brandão1,
  3. Walter H. Kahr1,
  4. Anthony K. Chan2,
  5. Suzan Williams1

Article first published online: 28 JUN 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07243.x

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British Journal of Haematology

British Journal of Haematology

Volume 142, Issue 5, pages 808–818, September 2008

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Biss, T. T., Brandão, L. R., Kahr, W. H., Chan, A. K. and Williams, S. (2008), Clinical features and outcome of pulmonary embolism in children. British Journal of Haematology, 142: 808–818. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07243.x

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  1. 1

    Departments of Hematology/Oncology

  2. 2

    Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

*Suzan Williams, MD, Department of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada. E-mail: suzan.williams@sickkids.ca

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 1 AUG 2008
  2. Article first published online: 28 JUN 2008
  3. Received 31 January 2008; accepted for publication 4 April 2008

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