The use of D-dimer in exclusion of diagnosis of suspected Deep Vein Thrombosis
Background: Deep venous thrombosis is a common disorder associated with significant morbidity, chronic venous insufficiency as well as fatal pulmonary embolism. venography has been the gold standard of diagnosis, however it has been replaced in most areas by duplex ultrasound which is generally very...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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Series: | Iraqi Journal of Hematology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2072-8069;year=2015;volume=4;issue=2;spage=45;epage=58;aulast=Alqaisi;type=0 |