Evaluation of two D-Dimer assays in the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 270-274

  Wijns, W ^a   Daoud, N ^a   Droeshout, I ^a   Pradier, O ^a   Wautrecht, J C ^a   Golzarian, J ^a   Capel, P ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

EID: 0031726281     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17843286.1998.11754174     Document Type: Article

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