Thrombolytic therapy in the management of paediatric thromboembolic disease

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-21

  Chalmers, E A ^a   Gibson, B E S ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Neonate; Plasminogen; Thromboembolism; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFANT; INTRACORONARY INFUSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY VEIN THROMBOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; NEWBORN; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UMBILICAL ARTERY CATHETERIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0032935106     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1999.01053.x     Document Type: Review

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