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. 2009 Jan;84(1):62-3.
doi: 10.1002/ajh.21311.

D-dimer for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in children

John J Strouse, Pranita Tamma, Thomas S Kickler, Clifford M Takemoto

D-dimer for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in children

John J Strouse et al. Am J Hematol. 2009 Jan.
No abstract available

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D-dimer (log-scale) by diagnosis and the normal range for children 2 – 12 years of age
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