Abnormal coagulation and deep venous thrombosis in patients with advanced cancer

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-54

  Johnson, M J ^b   Walker, I D ^a   Sproule, M W ^a   Conkie, J ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b St Margaret's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abnormal haemostasis; Cancer; Deep vein thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8C; FIBRINOGEN; HEPARIN; PROTEIN S;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD RHEOGRAPHY; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RHEOLOGY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033032065     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1999.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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