D-dimer for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism

Current Opinion in Hematology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 296-301

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

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRIN;

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCREENING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033890248     PISSN: 10656251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00062752-200009000-00007     Document Type: Review

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