The sensitivity and specificity of a red blood cell agglutination D-dimer assay for venous thromboembolism when performed on venous blood

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 217-220

  Chunilal, Sanjeev D ^a   Brill Edwards, Patrick A ^a   Stevens, Pamela B ^a   Joval, Jody P ^a   McGinnis, Joanne A ^a   Rupwate, Mala ^b   Ginsberg, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SODIUM; D DIMER; EDETIC ACID; HEPARIN; LITHIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD STORAGE; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0037185540     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.2.217     Document Type: Article

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