Hormonal state rather than age influences cut-off values of protein S: Reevaluation of the thrombotic risk associated with protein S deficiency

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1093-1096

  Liberti, G ^a   Bertina, R M ^c   Rosendaal, F R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROTEIN S;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0032849481     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614334     Document Type: Article

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