Erratum: Diagnostic accuracy of D‐dimer test for exclusion of venous thromboembolism: a systematic review (Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (2007) 5(2) (296–304), (S1538783622008261), (10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02328.x));Diagnostic accuracy of D-dimer test for exclusion of venous thromboembolism: A systematic review

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 296-304

  Di Nisio, Marcello ^a,b,d   Squizzato, A ^c   Rutjes, A W S ^b   Buller H R ^b   Zwinderman, A H ^b   Bossuyt, P M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c University of Varese   (Italy)

^d Palazzina SEBI   (Italy)

Author keywords

D dimer; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; LATEX;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMBASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 33846453617     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12397     Document Type: Erratum

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