The changing pattern of venous thromboembolic disease

Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 65-71

  Cohen, Alexander T ^a   Edmondson, Robert A ^a   Phillips, Michael J ^a   Ward, Valerie P ^a   Kakkar, Vijay V ^a  

^a THROMBOSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Necropsy; Venography; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; AUTOPSY; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENGLAND; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0029962093     PISSN: 14248832     EISSN: 14248840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000217189     Document Type: Article

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