Evaluation of D-Dimer in the Diagnosis of Suspected Deep-Vein Thrombosis
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- 25 September 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 349 (13), 1227-1235
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa023153
Abstract
Several diagnostic strategies using ultrasound imaging, measurement of D-dimer, and assessment of clinical probability of disease have proved safe in patients with suspected deep-vein thrombosis, but they have not been compared in randomized trials.Keywords
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