Ruling out acute deep vein thrombosis by ELISA plasma D-dimer assay versus ultrasound in inpatients more than 70 years old

Angiology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 873-882

  Le Blanche, Alain F ^a   Siguret, Virginie ^a   Settegrana, Catherine ^a   Bohus, Sorina ^a   De Chermont, Elisabeth Le Masne ^a   Andreux, Jean Paul ^a   Gaussem, Pascale ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0032750034     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979905001101     Document Type: Article

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