Is “PERC Negative” Adequate to Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department? Evaluating Meta-analysis for Studies of Clinical Prediction Models : Answers to the July 2012 Journal Club Questions - 24/11/12

Doi : 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.07.121

Wesley H. Self, MD, MPH, Tyler W. Barrett, MD, MSCI
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Section editors: Tyler W. Barrett, MD, MSCI; David L. Schriger, MD, MPH

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