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Physician choices in pulmonary embolism testing

Sahar Zarabi, Teresa M. Chan, Mathew Mercuri, Clive Kearon, Michelle Turcotte, Emily Grusko, David Barbic, Catherine Varner, Eileen Bridges, Reaves Houston, Debra Eagles and Kerstin de Wit
CMAJ January 11, 2021 193 (2) E38-E46; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201639
Sahar Zarabi
Faculty of Medicine (Zarabi, Varner) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Mercuri), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Chan, Mercuri, Kearon, de Wit), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Turcotte, Eagles), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Grusko), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Faculty of Medicine (Barbic), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Medicine (Bridges), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Houston), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Teresa M. Chan
Faculty of Medicine (Zarabi, Varner) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Mercuri), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Chan, Mercuri, Kearon, de Wit), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Turcotte, Eagles), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Grusko), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Faculty of Medicine (Barbic), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Medicine (Bridges), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Houston), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Mathew Mercuri
Faculty of Medicine (Zarabi, Varner) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Mercuri), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Chan, Mercuri, Kearon, de Wit), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Turcotte, Eagles), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Grusko), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Faculty of Medicine (Barbic), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Medicine (Bridges), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Houston), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Clive Kearon
Faculty of Medicine (Zarabi, Varner) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Mercuri), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Chan, Mercuri, Kearon, de Wit), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Turcotte, Eagles), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Grusko), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Faculty of Medicine (Barbic), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Medicine (Bridges), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Houston), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Michelle Turcotte
Faculty of Medicine (Zarabi, Varner) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Mercuri), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Chan, Mercuri, Kearon, de Wit), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Turcotte, Eagles), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Grusko), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Faculty of Medicine (Barbic), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Medicine (Bridges), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Houston), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Emily Grusko
Faculty of Medicine (Zarabi, Varner) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Mercuri), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Chan, Mercuri, Kearon, de Wit), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Turcotte, Eagles), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Grusko), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Faculty of Medicine (Barbic), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Medicine (Bridges), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Houston), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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David Barbic
Faculty of Medicine (Zarabi, Varner) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Mercuri), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Chan, Mercuri, Kearon, de Wit), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Turcotte, Eagles), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Grusko), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Faculty of Medicine (Barbic), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Medicine (Bridges), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Houston), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Catherine Varner
Faculty of Medicine (Zarabi, Varner) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Mercuri), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Chan, Mercuri, Kearon, de Wit), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Turcotte, Eagles), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Grusko), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Faculty of Medicine (Barbic), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Medicine (Bridges), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Houston), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Eileen Bridges
Faculty of Medicine (Zarabi, Varner) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Mercuri), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Chan, Mercuri, Kearon, de Wit), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Turcotte, Eagles), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Grusko), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Faculty of Medicine (Barbic), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Medicine (Bridges), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Houston), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Reaves Houston
Faculty of Medicine (Zarabi, Varner) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Mercuri), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Chan, Mercuri, Kearon, de Wit), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Turcotte, Eagles), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Grusko), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Faculty of Medicine (Barbic), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Medicine (Bridges), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Houston), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Debra Eagles
Faculty of Medicine (Zarabi, Varner) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Mercuri), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Chan, Mercuri, Kearon, de Wit), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Turcotte, Eagles), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Grusko), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Faculty of Medicine (Barbic), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Medicine (Bridges), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Houston), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Kerstin de Wit
Faculty of Medicine (Zarabi, Varner) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Mercuri), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Chan, Mercuri, Kearon, de Wit), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Turcotte, Eagles), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Grusko), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Faculty of Medicine (Barbic), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Medicine (Bridges), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Houston), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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vol. 193 no. 2 E38-E46
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201639
PubMed 
33431544
History 
  • Accepted October 25, 2020
  • Published online January 11, 2021.
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© 2021 Joule Inc. or its licensors This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original publication is properly cited, the use is noncommercial (i.e., research or educational use), and no modifications or adaptations are made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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  1. Sahar Zarabi, BSc,
  2. Teresa M. Chan, MD MHPE,
  3. Mathew Mercuri, PhD,
  4. Clive Kearon, MD PhD*,
  5. Michelle Turcotte, MSc,
  6. Emily Grusko, MD,
  7. David Barbic, MD MSc,
  8. Catherine Varner, MD MSc,
  9. Eileen Bridges, MD BSc,
  10. Reaves Houston, BSc,
  11. Debra Eagles, MD MSc,
  12. Kerstin de Wit, MBChB MD MSc
  1. Faculty of Medicine (Zarabi, Varner) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Mercuri), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Health Sciences (Chan, Mercuri, Kearon, de Wit), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Turcotte, Eagles), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Grusko), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Faculty of Medicine (Barbic), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Faculty of Medicine (Bridges), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Chapel Hill School of Medicine (Houston), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  1. Correspondence to: Kerstin de Wit, dewitk{at}mcmaster.ca
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