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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
The peer-reviewed journal of Baylor Scott & White Health
Volume 32, 2019 - Issue 1
Original Articles
Management of pulmonary embolism at a large academic hospital
Zachary K. FreelandDepartment of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Correspondence[email protected]
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1028-9237
, MD http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1028-9237, Joshua T. ClaytonDepartment of Radiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5992-3833
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