Journal article
Differences in clinical presentation of deep vein thrombosis in men and women
Abstract
BACKGROUND: As assessment of clinical pretest probability is the first step in the diagnostic evaluation of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), it is important to know if the clinical features of DVT are the same in men and women.
OBJECTIVES: To compare the prevalence and clinical characteristics of DVT, and the accuracy of clinical pretest probability assessment, between men and women with suspected DVT.
Authors
ANDREOU ER; KORU‐SENGUL T; LINKINS L; BATES SM; GINSBERG JS; KEARON C
Journal
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Vol. 6, No. 10, pp. 1713–1719
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2008
DOI
10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.03110.x
ISSN
1538-7933