Deep vein thrombosis in stroke: The use of plasma D-dimer level as a screening test in the rehabilitation setting

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1516-1520

  Harvey, Richard L ^a,b   Roth, Elliot J ^a,b   Yarnold, Paul R ^a   Durham, Joseph R ^a,c   Green, David ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnosis; dimers; rehabilitation; venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0029814880     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.9.1516     Document Type: Article

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