The use of D-dimer testing and impedance plethysmographic examination in patients with clinical indications of deep vein thrombosis

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1077-1081

  Ginsberg, Jeffrey S ^a,b   Kearon, Clive ^a   Douketis, James ^a   Turpie, Alexander G G ^a   Brill Edwards, Patrick ^a   Stevens, Pamela ^a   Panju, Akbar ^a   Patel, Ameen ^a   Crowther, Mark ^a   Andrew, Maureen ^a   Massicotte, M Patricia ^a   Hirsh, Jack ^a   Weitz, Jeffrey I ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0030986321     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.157.10.1077     Document Type: Article

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