Factor V Leiden and morbid obesity in fatal postoperative pulmonary embolism

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1410-1413

  Blaszyk, Hagen ^a   Björnsson, Johannes ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; CELL DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBID OBESITY; NEUROSURGERY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033635307     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.135.12.1410     Document Type: Article

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