Symptomatic venous thromboembolism in Hong Kong Chinese children

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 259-262

  Lee, A C W ^a   Li, C H ^a   Szeto, S C ^a   Ma, E S K ^b  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Child; Hong Kong; Risk factors; Thromboembolism; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRESCRIPTION; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SYMPTOM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0042163103     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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