An evaluation of D-dimer in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: A randomized trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 812-821

  Kearon, Clive ^a,i   Ginsberg, Jeffrey S ^b   Douketis, James ^c   Turpie, Alexander G ^d   Bates, Shannon M ^b   Lee, Agnes Y ^a   Crowther, Mark A ^c   Weitz, Jeffrey I ^a   Brill Edwards, Patrick ^b   Wells, Philip ^e   Anderson, David R ^f   Kovacs, Michael J ^g   Linkins, Lori Ann ^a   Julian, Jim A ^h   Bonilla, Laura R ^h   Gent, Michael ^h  

^a HENDERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^g LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^h HENDERSON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

ⁱ HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; D DIMER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENTS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33744992004     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-144-11-200606060-00007     Document Type: Article

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