Age- and sex-dependent reference intervals for D-dimer: Evidence for a marked increase by age

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 676-680

  Haase, Christine ^a,b   Joergensen, Maja ^a   Ellervik, Christina ^a,c   Joergensen, Mikala Klok ^a   Bathum, Lise ^a,d  

^a NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

D dimer; Reference intervals; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; GROUPS BY SEX; HEMOSIL TEST; HUMAN; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REFERENCE VALUE; STA LIATEST; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; CT; D-DIMER; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIC; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; DVT; FEU; FIBRINOGEN EQUIVALENT UNIT; GESUS; IFCC; INR; INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALISED RATIO; PE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REFERENCE INTERVALS; THE DANISH GENERAL SUBURBAN POPULATION STUDY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VTE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889879555     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: 18792472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2013.09.033     Document Type: Article

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