Comparability of D-dimer assays in clinical samples

Seminars in Vascular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 328-339

  Freyburger, Geneviève ^a,b   Labrouche, Sylvie ^b  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

D dimer; Sensitivity; Specificity; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

BIOASSAY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 27244452509     PISSN: 15289648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-922478     Document Type: Review

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