Superficial thrombophlebitis of the legs: Still a lot to learn

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1149-1151

  Decousus, Hervé ^a   Leizorovicz, A ^b  

^a SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

BANDAGE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG THROMBOSIS; LEG VARICOSIS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SUPERFICIAL THROMBOPHLEBITIS; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOGENESIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN LIGATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; PREMEDICATION; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; PREMEDICATION; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 24944490143     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01445.x     Document Type: Note

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