Diagnosis of DVT: Antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

Chest

Volumn 141, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2012, Pages e351S-e418S

  Bates, Shannon M ^a   Jaeschke, Roman ^a   Stevens, Scott M ^b   Goodacre, Steve ^c   Wells, Philip S ^d   Stevenson, Matthew D ^c   Kearon, Clive ^g   Schunemann, Holger J ^a   Crowther, Mark ^a   Pauker, Stephen G ^e   Makdissi, Regina ^f   Guyatt, Gordon H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^g University of Buffalo ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; D DIMER;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIZZINESS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84856798208     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-2299     Document Type: Article

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