Comparison of diagnostic performance of three new fast D-dimer assays in the exclusion of deep vein thrombosis

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 286-287

  Sadouk, M'Bark ^a   Desmarais, Sylvie ^a   Patenaude, Jean Victor ^a   Lepage, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION;

EID: 0033972508     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/46.2.286     Document Type: Article

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