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Validation of two age dependent D-dimer cut-off values for exclusion of deep vein thrombosis in suspected elderly patients in primary care: retrospective, cross sectional, diagnostic analysis
BMJ 2012; 344 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e2985 (Published 06 June 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e2985
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- Data Supplement - Web appendix 1: Baseline characteristics of patients with available D-dimer values versus patients with missing D-dimer values
- Data Supplement - Web appendix 2: Proportion of patients with an unlikely probability of deep vein thrombosis (Wells clinical decision rule ≤1) in whom deep vein thrombosis could be excluded, based on a D-dimer test result below the cut-off value
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