Risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with borderline quantitative D-dimer levels

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 450-453

  Taira, Taku ^a   Taira, Breena R ^b   Carmen, Matt ^b   Chohan, Jasmine ^b   Singer, Adam J ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 77951913119     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.01.023     Document Type: Article

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