Effect of tissue injury on D-Dimer levels: A prospective study in trauma patients

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Johna, Samir ^a   O'Callaghan, Thomas ^a   Cemaj, Samuel ^a   Catalano, Richard ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

D Dimer; Deep venous thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Trauma

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEASUREMENT; TISSUE INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036165560     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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