Screening post-surgical high risk groups for proximal deep venous thrombosis with ultrasound: A practical alternative to venography

Knee

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-79

  Morgan, B ^a   Tudor, G ^a   Green, J ^a   Markham, D ^a   Crozier, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colour doppler ultrasound; DVT; Venography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031008045     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0160(96)00241-4     Document Type: Article

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