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Performance of the Wells and Revised Geneva scores for predicting pulmonary embolism

Ulaş Savaş Yavaş, Ibrahim Ragip Ozkan, Füsun Alataş, Arif Alper Çevik, Nurdan Ergün

European Journal of Emergency Medicine · 2008 · 36 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

The Wells rule seems to be more accurate among both inpatients and emergency department patients. The Revised Geneva score can be used in emergency department patients with high reliability.

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