Deep venous thrombosis: Complete lower extremity venous US evaluation in patients without known risk factors - Outcome study

Radiology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 637-641

  Cornuz, Jacques ^a,b   Pearson, Steven D ^a,c   Polak, Joseph F ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Veins, extremities; Veins, thrombosis; Veins, US

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG THROMBOSIS; LEG VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033003969     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.211.3.r99jn24637     Document Type: Article

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