When to measure factors VIII:C and XI after an acute venous thromboembolic event? [8]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1631-1632

  Barcat, D ^a   Vergnes, C ^b   Constans, Joel ^a   Boulon, C ^a   Conri, C ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

^b HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 11; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8C; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN;

AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACTOR VIII; FACTOR XI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33745225576     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02029.x     Document Type: Letter

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