D-dimer testing: The role of the clinical laboratory in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 664-668

  Mavromatis, B H ^a   Kessler, C M ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

D dimer assay; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRIN; PROCOAGULANT;

ASSAY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034839951     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.54.9.664     Document Type: Review

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