Calf deep venous thrombosis should be treated with anticoagulation

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1157-1164

  Deitcher, Steven R ^a   Caprini, Joseph A ^b,c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISABILITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 0344011429     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7125(03)00104-4     Document Type: Article

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