Hemorheologic considerations in the pathogenesis of vascular occlusive events in polycythemia vera

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 433-439

  Pearson, Thomas C ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Hemorheology; Packed cell volume; Platelets; Polycythemia vera; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CELL INTERACTION; HUMAN; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR RATE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0030731491     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-996120     Document Type: Article

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