Vena caval filters: A comprehensive review

Blood

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3669-3677

  Streiff, Michael B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 0034660529     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v95.12.3669.012k49_3669_3677     Document Type: Review

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