Unusual side effects due to warfarin

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 90-93

  Krahn, Marianne J ^a   Pettigrew, Norman M ^a   Edward Cuddy, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drug reactions; Drug induced vasculitis; Purple toes syndrome; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; COUMARIN ANTICOAGULANT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; STROKE; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; MALE; TOES; VASCULITIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 0031939092     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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