Diagnosing deep vein thrombosis: The case for compression ultrasonography limited to the proximal veins [1]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2260-2261

  Bounameaux, Henri ^a   Righini, M ^a   Perrier, A ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RISK; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VEINS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 13244252404     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2004.01030.x     Document Type: Letter

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