Preserving eye function in prematurely born children with severe protein C deficiency

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1858-1859

  Sirachainan, Nongnuch ^a   Chuansumrit, A ^a   HanutsahA, P ^a   Pakakasama, S ^a   Hongeng, S ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN C; WARFARIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CASE REPORT; EYE DISEASE; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; TIME; TWINS; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

DISEASES IN TWINS; EYE DISEASES; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; TIME FACTORS; WARFARIN;

EID: 2142712987     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00296.x     Document Type: Letter

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