Air Plethysmography for the Detection of Acute DVT: New Criteria

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-129

  Kalodiki, Evi ^a   Nicolaides, Andrew N ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG THROMBOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 0030888170     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857449703100202     Document Type: Article

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