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Thromb Haemost 2000; 84(06): 1134-1135
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614193
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614193
Letter to the Editor
Exclusion of Deep Venous Thrombosis with D-dimer Testing:
A Rebuttal – Modified SimpliRED Methodology Is not Validated for Clinical UseFurther Information
Publication History
Received
05 June 2000
Accepted after revision
17 August 2000
Publication Date:
13 December 2017 (online)
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