Limited usefulness of D-dimer in suspected deep vein thrombosis of the upper extremities

Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Geneva University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland

Received 19 October, 2005

Accepted 30 November, 2005

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