Diagnostic prediction models for suspected pulmonary embolism: Systematic review and independent external validation in primary care

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 351, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Hendriksen, Janneke M T ^a   Geersing, Geert Jan ^a   Lucassen, Wim A M ^b   Erkens, Petra M G ^c   Stoffers, Henri E J H ^c   Van Weert, Henk C P M ^b   Büller, Harry R ^b   Hoes, Arno W ^a   Moons, Karel G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTOR;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84947576501     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h4438     Document Type: Review

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