Clinical prediction of deep venous thrombosis using two risk assessment methods in combination with rapid quantitative D-dimer testing

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 198-203

  Cornuz, Jacques ^a,c   Ghali, William A ^b   Hayoz, Daniel ^a   Stoianov, Rebecca ^a   Depairon, Michèle ^a   Yersin, Bertr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLS SCORE;

AGED; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037082582     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(01)01110-X     Document Type: Article

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