Menorrhagia and minor bleeding symptoms in women on oral anticoagulation

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-41

  Själander, Anders ^a   Friberg, Britt ^b   Svensson, Peter ^b   Stigendal, Lennart ^c   Lethagen, Stefan ^b,d  

^a SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Menorrhagia; Minor bleeding symptoms; Oral anticoagulation; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; LEVONORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; FERTILE PERIOD; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HEMATEMESIS; HEMATOMA; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SWEDEN; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 34249679559     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-006-0003-7     Document Type: Article

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