Thrombophilia in a man with long-standing hypogonadism

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 865, 1997, Pages 761-763

  Ranganath, L R ^a   Jones, L ^a   Lim, A G ^a   Gould, S R ^a   Goddard, P F ^a  

^a EPSOM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid antibodies; Klinefelter's syndrome; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GAIT; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MYOPATHY; OSTEOPOROSIS; SEX CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 0030667550     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.73.865.761     Document Type: Article

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