Screening for thrombophilia in children: A puzzling decision with unclear implications [1]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1193-1194

  Tormene, D ^a   Pagnan, A ^a   Prandoni, P ^a   Simioni, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTHROMBIN;

ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CANADA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GERMANY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOM; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CHILD; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 13244259214     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2004.00755.x     Document Type: Letter

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