Performances of the HemosIL D-dimer HS assay for the exclusion of venous thromboembolism [9]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2361-2363

  De Moerloose, P ^a   Van Russelt, M ^b   Reber, G ^a   Arnout, J ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ANALYZER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 28444442978     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01582.x     Document Type: Letter

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