The incidence of occult cancer in patients with deep venous thrombosis: A prospective study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-156

  Bastounis, E A ^a,b   Karayiannakis, A J ^a   Makri, G G ^a   Alexiou, D ^a   Papalambros, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cancer; Malignancy; Thromboembolism; Thrombophlebitis; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OCCULT CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030058615     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1996.426000.x     Document Type: Article

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