An evaluation of thrombophilia screening in an urban tertiary care medical center: A "Real World" experience

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 120-127

  Somma, Jonathan ^a   Sussman, Ira I ^a   Rand, Jacob H ^a  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypercoagulability; Hypercoagulable; Overutilization; Pregnancy; Screening; Stroke; Thromboembolism; Thrombophilia; Thrombosis; Utilization

Indexed keywords

LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS; URBAN AREA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 33745788144     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/KV0632LJ8EDMEWQT     Document Type: Article

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