Utility of D-dimer in the diagnosis of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis [2]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 387-389

  Cucchiara, B ^a   Messe, S ^a   Taylor, R ^a   Clark, J ^a   Pollak, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 20844432398     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2004.01078.x     Document Type: Letter

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