Comparison of four rapid D-dimer tests for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 399-407

  Veitl, M ^b   Hamwi, A ^b   Kurtaran, A ^b   Virgolini, I ^b   Vukovich, Th ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

diagnostic utility; pulmonary embolism; rapid D Dimer tests

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029951878     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0049-3848(96)00089-8     Document Type: Article

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