An "unlikely" Wells rule score (≤ 1) plus a negative D-dimer result excluded DVT in noncancer patients

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Richard A Brown et al. Ann Intern Med. 2014.

. 2014 Jul 15;161(2):JC9.

doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-161-2-201407150-02009.

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