Appropriateness of choice and interpretation of tests for thrombophilic defects: A practical experience

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 333, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-193

  Carraro, Paolo ^a   Simioni, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Coagulation test; Test use; Thrombophilia

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING INHIBITOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; ITALY; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; OUTPATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 0037783969     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(03)00185-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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