Comparison of six D-dimer assays for the detection of clinically suspected deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremities

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-145

  Boeer, Klas ^a   Siegmund, Robert ^a   Schmidt, Dirk ^a   Deufel, Thomas ^a   Kiehntopf, Michael ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

D dimer; Deep venous thrombosis; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG THROMBOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 62349124454     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e3283255381     Document Type: Article

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