Interobserver reliability of compression ultrasound for residual thrombosis after first unprovoked deep vein thrombosis

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1775-1782

  Tan, M ^a,b   Bornais, C ^a   Rodger, M ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Interobserver reliability; Residual thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPRESSION ECHOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTEROBSERVER RELIABILITY; LEG THROMBOSIS; LEG VEIN; MALE; POPLITEAL VEIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RESIDUAL THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS; VEIN DIAMETER;

HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84865718429     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2012.04827.x     Document Type: Article

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