HemosIL D-dimer HS assay in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Results of a multicenter management study

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1973-1975

  Scarvelis, Dimitrios ^a   Palareti, G ^b   Toulon, P ^c   Wells, P S ^d   Wu, J R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; AUTOMATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 54149087445     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.03155.x     Document Type: Letter

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