Plasma D-dimer variation following elective orthopedic surgery [3]

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-88

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a,b   Montagnana, Martina ^a   Regis, Dario ^b   Viola, Gino ^b   Guidi, Gian Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ASSAY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LETTER; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 31644433907     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mbc.0000191909.17156.84     Document Type: Letter

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