Prognostic value of plasma D-dimer level in adults with community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective study.

Rev Port Pneumol (2006)

Internal Medicine Unit, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal and University of Coimbra, Faculty of Medicine.

Published: April 2016


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