An approach to the diagnosis and treatment of cryofibrinogenemia

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 332-337

  Amdo, Tshering D ^a   Welker, James A ^a  

^a HARBOR HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CHLORAMBUCIL; HEPARIN; PREDNISONE; STANOZOLOL; STEROID; STREPTOKINASE; WARFARIN;

ACNE; ANGIOGRAPHY; APHERESIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD EXPOSURE; CRYOFIBRINOGENEMIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FIBRINOGEN DEFECT; GANGRENE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; ISCHEMIA; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SODIUM RETENTION;

EID: 1242315582     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.09.033     Document Type: Review

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