The place of D-dimer testing in an integrated approach of patients suspected of pulmonary embolism

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 409-412

  De Moerloose, Philippe ^a,c   Michiels, Jan Jacques ^b   Bounameaux, Henri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Goodheart Institute   (Netherlands)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

D dimer; Fibrin degradation products; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031691409     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-996030     Document Type: Review

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