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Claims-based or clinical models for predicting 90-day post-pulmonary embolism outcomes

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Becattini, C., Agnelli, G. Claims-based or clinical models for predicting 90-day post-pulmonary embolism outcomes. Intern Emerg Med 12, 573–576 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1676-y

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