Accuracy of the Wells Rule in diagnosing deep vein thrombosis in primary health care

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1261, 2007, Pages

  Tagelagi, Maelen ^a,b   Elley, C Raina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b New Lynn Medical Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEW ZEALAND; PREDICTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; VALIDATION STUDY; WELLS RULE; CHILD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECHOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 35248839672     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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