Summary Case 16: Use of D-dimer assay in suspected deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism;Fall 16: D-Dimer-Bestimmung bei Verdacht auf tiefe Venenthrombose oder Lungenembolie

Therapeutische Umschau

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 529-532

  Caliezi, Christoph ^a   Holtz, D ^a   Wuillemin, W A ^b  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0033191363     PISSN: 00405930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930.56.9.529     Document Type: Article

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