The role of D-Dimer in the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 136-141

  Schreiber, Donald H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASSAY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; STANDARDIZATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 0036150351     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/JM5E-QQAD-XN79-00PY     Document Type: Article

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