The post-thrombotic syndrome

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 335-342

  Bernardi, Enrico ^a   Prandoni, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0033943581     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-200007000-00015     Document Type: Review

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