Combined use of rapid D-dimer testing and estimation of clinical probability in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis: Systematic review

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7470, 2004, Pages 821-824

  Fancher, Tonya L ^a   White, Richard H ^a   Kravitz, Richard L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Ctr Hlth Serv Res in Prim Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

CLINICAL TRIAL; D DIMER TEST; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 19544388570     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38226.719803.EB     Document Type: Review

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