Performances of the VIDAS D-dimer New Assay for the Exclusion of Venous Thromboembolism

Philippe de Moerloose; Henri Bounameaux; Arnaud Perrier; Guido Reber

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1612927

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2001; 85(01): 185-186
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612927

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Performances of the VIDAS D-dimer New Assay for the Exclusion of Venous Thromboembolism

Philippe de Moerloose

¹Division of Angiology and Haemostasis and Medical Clinic 1, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland

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Henri Bounameaux

¹Division of Angiology and Haemostasis and Medical Clinic 1, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland

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Arnaud Perrier

²Medical Clinic 1, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland

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Guido Reber

¹Division of Angiology and Haemostasis and Medical Clinic 1, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland

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