A negative simpliRED D-dimer assay result does not exclude the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolus in emergency department patients

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-125

  Farrell, Scott ^a   Hayes, Tim ^a   Shaw, Mary ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033900364     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(00)70130-2     Document Type: Article

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