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Sinclair A, Peprah K, Quay T, et al. Optimal Strategies for the Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Health Technology Assessment [Internet]. Ottawa (ON): Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health; 2018 Jan. (CADTH Optimal Use Report, No. 6.3b.)

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