D-dimer testing in the investigation of venous thromboembolism

New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 57-62

  Hill, Sarah ^a   Hughes, Rodney ^b   Crutch, Errol ^c   Phillips, Julia ^c   Carter, John ^c   Beasley, Richard ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

^c WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT;

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBRIN CLOT; FIBRIN POLYMERIZATION; FIBRINOLYSIS; IMAGING; LABORATORY TEST; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0036446277     PISSN: 11710195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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