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Have the number of pulmonary embolism cases increased during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Emine Afşin
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,
Emine Özsari
1
,
Suat Konuk
1
,
Derya Kocadağ
2
,
Emre Bacaksiz
1

1.
Department of Chest Diseases, Abant Izzet Baysal University Hospital, Bolu, Turkey
2.
Bolu Provincial Directorate of Health, Bolu, Turkey
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2022; 24(2): 111–115
Online publish date: 2022/06/30
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