Venous thromboembolism in malignant glioma patients treated by chemoradiotherapy [1]

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 272-

  Silvani, A ^a   Salmaggi, A ^a   Eoli, M ^a   Lamperti, E ^a   Boiardi, A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARMUSTINE; CISPLATIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PARESIS; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DRUG THERAPY; GLIOMA; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0344308258     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-003-0153-8     Document Type: Letter

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