Late thrombosis: A problem solved?

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-13

  Ajani, Andrew E ^a   Cheneau, Edouard ^a   Leborgne, Laurent ^a   Wolfram, Roswitha ^a   Waksman, Ron ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037294748     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8183.2003.08009.x     Document Type: Review

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