Effect of cocaine usage on C-reactive protein, von Willebrand factor, and fibrinogen

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1133-1135

  Siegel, Arthur J ^a,e   Mendelson, Jack H ^a,e   Sholar, Michelle B ^a,e   McDonald, Jane C ^a,e   Lewandrowski, Kent B ^b,e   Lewandrowski, Elizabeth L ^c,e   Lipinska, Izabella ^e   Ridker, Paul M ^d,e   Tofler, Geoffrey H ^f  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COCAINE; FIBRINOGEN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATIFICATION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 0036570342     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02289-0     Document Type: Article

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