The utility and cost-effectiveness of D-dimer measurements in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis

Haematologica

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 446-451

  Crippa, Luciano ^a   Viganò D'Angelo, Silvana ^a   Tomassini, Loredana ^a   Rizzi, Barbara ^a   D'Alessandro, Gabriella ^a   D'Angelo, Armando ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

D dimer; Deep vein thrombosis

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ARTICLE; B SCAN; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROSS LINKING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FIBRIN FORMATION; FIBRINOLYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0031467089     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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