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Five steps for the use and interpretation of D-dimer in the Emergency Department

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  1. UOC Pronto Soccorso E Medicina D’Urgenza, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

    Elisa Gesu

  2. S.C. Pronto Soccorso E Medicina D’Urgenza, Ospedale Santa Corona, ASL2 Savona, Pietra Ligure, Italy

    Anna Maria Rusconi

  3. Dipartimento Di Medicina Interna E Specializzazioni Mediche, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

    Elisa Ceriani

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Gesu, E., Maria Rusconi, A. & Ceriani, E. Five steps for the use and interpretation of D-dimer in the Emergency Department. Intern Emerg Med 14, 311–314 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-019-02044-0

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