The diagnosis of venous thromboembolism

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 691-701

  Hogg, Kerstin ^a   Wells, Philips ^a   Gandara, Esteban ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

clinical prediction rules; D dimer; deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; D DIMER;

ALGORITHM; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84872102616     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: 10989064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1327770     Document Type: Article

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