Diagnostic performance of D-dimer is lower in elderly outpatients with suspected deep venous thrombosis [7]

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 803-804

  Aguilar, Carlos ^a   Del Villar, Valentín ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SANTA BÁRBARA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; D dimer; Deep venous thrombosis; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; ULTRASOUND; AGE; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 27244441025     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05686.x     Document Type: Letter

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