Results of the CAPRIE trial: Efficacy and safety of clopidogrel

Vascular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 257-260

  Creager, Mark A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Atherosclerosis; Clopidogrel; Myocardial infarction; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; PLACEBO; TICLOPIDINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; STROKE;

EID: 0031797743     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1358836x9800300314     Document Type: Conference Paper

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