Gliomas and venous thromboembolism: How common?

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 599-600

  Chiocca, E Antonio ^a   Schwartzbaum, Judith A ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; STEROID; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

DEHYDRATION; EDITORIAL; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GLIOMA; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34047235582     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2007.106.4.599     Document Type: Editorial

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