What clinical findings can be used to diagnose deep venous thrombosis?

American Family Physician

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 565-566

  Smucny, John ^a   Cohanim, Ramtin ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 3843109132     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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