How is deep vein thrombosis diagnosed and managed in UK and Australian emergency departments?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 780-782

  Sampson, F C ^a   Goodacre, S ^a   Kelly, A M ^b   Kerr, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG CHOICE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGORITHMS; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 27644553013     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.020610     Document Type: Article

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