Modern approach to diagnosis in patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis

Haemostasis

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 10-20

  Wells, Philip S ^a,c   Anderson, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical probability; D dimer; Deep vein thrombosis; Diagnosis; Low molecular weight heparin; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT;

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033400623     PISSN: 03010147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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