Rapid D-dimer assays to exclude deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: Current status and new developments

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 393-400

  Janssen, Mirian C H ^a   Wollersheim, Hub ^a   Verbruggen, Bert ^a   Nováková, Irena R O ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

D Dimer; Deep venous thrombosis; Diagnosis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVIEW;

EID: 0031691222     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-996028     Document Type: Review

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