Computer-assisted venous occlusion plethysmography in the diagnosis of acute deep venous thrombosis

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 277-282

  Flanagan, D E H ^a   Creasy, T ^b   Thomas, P ^c   Cavan, D ^a   Armitage, M ^a,b  

^a Medical Department   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Dorset R and D Support Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SCREENING TEST; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN OCCLUSION PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034075830     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/93.5.277     Document Type: Article

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