Stroke: Killer clots and killer drugs

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1422-1428

  Warlow, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Stroke; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIALS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; RISK; SOFTWARE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0141721613     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00328.x     Document Type: Review

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