Deep venous thrombosis: Prediction by D-dimer?

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 907-910

  Kozman, Hani ^a   Flemmer, Mark C ^a   Rahnama, Mohammad ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MORTALITY;

EID: 0030763578     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199709000-00009     Document Type: Article

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