Heparin-induced skin necrosis and low molecular weight heparins

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 266-269

  Drew, Peter J ^a   Smith, Mathew J ^a,b   Milling, Martin A P ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heparin; Low molecular weight heparin; Skin diseases; Vascular

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TINZAPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; SKIN NECROSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; NECROSIS; SKIN;

EID: 0032764744     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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