A latex D-dimer reliably excludes venous thromboembolism

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 447-453

  Bates, Shannon M ^a,d   Grand'Maison, Anne ^a   Johnston, Marilyn ^b   Naguit, Ivy ^b   Kovacs, Michael J ^c   Ginsberg, Jeffrey S ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN; LATEX;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0035847642     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.3.447     Document Type: Article

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