Latent coeliac disease, hyperhomocysteinemia and pulmonary thromboembolism: A close link?

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 203-204

  Gabrielli, Maurizio ^b   Santoliquido, Angelo ^b   Gasbarrini, Giovanni ^b   Pola, Paolo ^b   Gasbarrini, Antonio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; HEMOGLOBIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; PROTHROMBIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; LEG EDEMA; LEG PAIN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALABSORPTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 12244269685     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613562     Document Type: Letter

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