Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and thrombophilia: Is there an association?

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-142

  Pomeranz, Howard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; EVALUATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; NONARTERITIC ANTERIOR ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; OPTIC DISK ANOMALY; OPTIC NERVE; THROMBOPHILIA; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 1542506166     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lab.2003.12.010     Document Type: Editorial

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