Rational diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (RADIA DVT) in symptomatic outpatients with suspected DVT: Simplification and improvement of decision rule analysis for the exclusion and diagnosis of DVT by the combined use of a simple clinical model, a rapid sensitive D-dimer test and compression ultrasonography (CUS)

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 401-407

  Michiels, Jan Jacques ^a  

^a Goodheart Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Compression ultrasonography; D dimer; Deep vein thrombosis (DVT); Health care costs

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; D DIMER;

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0031710007     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-996029     Document Type: Review

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