Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Hospitalized Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Stein, Paul D ^a,b   Beemath, Afzal ^a   Meyers, Frederick A ^c   Skaf, Elias ^a   Olson, Ronald E ^d  

^a ST JOSEPH MERCY OAKLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33748790146     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.08.015     Document Type: Article

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