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. 2021 Jun;16(4):1097-1098.
doi: 10.1007/s11739-020-02568-w. Epub 2021 Jan 2.

Routine measurement of d-dimers on suspected SARS-CoV2-infected patients does not lead to significant increase in radiological investigations

Mikkel Brabrand  1   2   3 , Søren Bie Bogh  4 , Marianne Fløjstrup  5   6 , John Kellett  5 , Tim Cooksley  7 , Christian H Nickel  8
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Routine measurement of d-dimers on suspected SARS-CoV2-infected patients does not lead to significant increase in radiological investigations

Mikkel Brabrand et al. Intern Emerg Med. 2021 Jun.
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Financial interests: JK is a major shareholder, director, and chief medical officer of Tapa Healthcare DAC. Non-financial interests: None.

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