Venous thromboembolism and cancer: A two-way clinical association

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117-120

  Agnelli, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; OCCULT CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030792530     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657512     Document Type: Conference Paper

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