Warfarin induced skin necrosis

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 266-272

  Chan, Y C ^a   Valenti, D ^a   Mansfield, A O ^a   Stansby, G ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; WARFARIN;

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GANGRENE; HUMAN; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN NECROSIS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTITHROMBIN III DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; NECROSIS; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; SKIN; WARFARIN;

EID: 0034060241     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01352.x     Document Type: Article

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