Simplify d-dimer assay for pulmonary embolism [1]

Chest

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 633-

  Verschuren, Franck ^a   Delvau, Nicolas ^a   Thys, Frédéric ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ASSAY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMBOLISM; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 33847141959     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-1859     Document Type: Letter

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