Acute arterial occlusions of the small vessels of the hand and forearm: Treatment with regional urokinase therapy

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 869-876

  Johnson, Stephen P ^a   Durham, Janette D ^a   Subber, Stephen W ^a   Gordon, Michael ^a   Rutherford, Robert ^a   Law, Christopher ^a   Krysl, Joseph ^a   Kumpe, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteries, digital; Extremities, thrombosis; Hand, blood supply; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

UROKINASE;

ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOREARM; HAND; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 0032802829     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(99)70130-2     Document Type: Article

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