Diagnostic classification in patients with suspected deep venous thrombosis: Physicians' judgement or a decision rule?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 579, 2010, Pages 742-748

  Geersing, Geert Jan ^b   Janssen, Kristel ^a   Oudega, Ruud ^a   Van Weert, Henk ^c   Stoffers, Henri ^d   Hoes, Arno ^a   Moons, Karel ^b  

^a Department of Clinical Epidemiology and General Practic ^*

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical; Clinical decision rules; Clinical gestalt; Decision support systems; Deep venous thrombosis; Primary care; Probability estimations

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUDEGA RULE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 78650543151     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X532387     Document Type: Article

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