Abnormal hemostasis tests and bleeding in chronic liver disease: Are they related? No

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 721-723

  Mannucci, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT PROTEIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; LYSINE; PROCOAGULANT; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HUMAN; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; RISK;

EID: 33644978158     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.01886.x     Document Type: Article

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