Evaluation of the AutoDimer D-dimer assay for the exclusion of pulmonary embolism

Marieke J. H. A. Kruip; Huub H. D. M. van Vliet; Peter M. T. Pattynama; Alice Kars; Anton H. van den Meiracker; Kon-Siong G. Jie; Frank W. G. Leebeek

doi:10.1160/TH06-08-0449

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2007; 97(02): 325-326
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-08-0449

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Evaluation of the AutoDimer D-dimer assay for the exclusion of pulmonary embolism

Marieke J. H. A. Kruip

¹Department of Hematology

,

Huub H. D. M. van Vliet

¹Department of Hematology

,

Peter M. T. Pattynama

²Department of Radiology

,

Alice Kars

³Department of Pulmonology

,

Anton H. van den Meiracker

⁴Department of Internal Medicine of the Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

,

Kon-Siong G. Jie^*

¹Department of Hematology

⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands

,

Frank W. G. Leebeek

¹Department of Hematology

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