Spinal epidural hematoma and high thromboembolic risk: Between scylla and charybdis

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-149

  Phuong, Loi K ^a   Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^a   Sanan, Abhay ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMOSTASIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 0032972308     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/74.2.147     Document Type: Article

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