Comparison of various D-dimer tests for the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 121-126

  Wahlander K ^a   Tengborn, L ^a   Hellstrom M ^a   Haglund Olmarker, A ^a   Peterson, L E ^b   Stigendal, L ^a   Larson, G ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical efficacy; Deep venous thrombosis; Negative predictive value; Phlebography; Plasma D Dimer; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVIEW;

EID: 0032929931     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001721-199904000-00002     Document Type: Review

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