Clinical assessment of suspected deep vein thrombosis: Comparison between a score and empirical assessment

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 249-254

  Miron, M J ^a   Perrier, A ^a   Bounameaux, H ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinical probability; Deep vein thrombosis; Diagnosis; Phlebography; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMPIRICISM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033956474     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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