D-dimer testing for deep venous thrombosis: A metaanalysis

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1136-1147

  Heim, Steven W ^a,b   Schectman, Joel M ^b   Siadaty, Mir S ^b   Philbrick, John T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; MEDLINE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 3042512341     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.031765     Document Type: Review

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