Variation in the diagnostic performance of D-dimer for suspected deep vein thrombosis

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 513-527

  Goodacre, S ^a   Sampson, F C ^a   Sutton, A J ^b   Mason, S ^a   Morris, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMBASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ROC CURVE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WHOLE BLOOD COAGULATION TIME;

EID: 24944525925     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hci085     Document Type: Review

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