A clinical probability assessment and D-dimer measurement should be the initial step in the investigation of suspected venous thromboembolism

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Kelly, J [1 ]
Hunt, BJ [1 ]
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[1] St Thomas Hosp, Dept Haematol, London SE1 7EH, England
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d-dimer; diagnostic testing; venous thromboembolism;
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10.1378/chest.124.3.1116
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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