Barriers to the long-term use of low-molecular weight heparins for treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis [9]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2090-2091

  Wittkowsky, Ann K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CANCER; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID TUMOR; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RECURRENCE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33747153845     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02073.x     Document Type: Letter

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