Diagnostic strategies in venous thromboembolism

Haematologica

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 535-540

  Pini, Mario ^a   Marchini, Lorenzo ^b   Giordano, Antonio ^b  

^a Ospedale di Fidenza   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diagnostic strategy; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; PHLEBOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0032995926     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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