Association between cytomegalovirus infection and venous thromboembolism

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 334, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-114

  Fridlender, Zvi G ^a   Khamaisi, Mogher ^a   Leitersdorf, Eran ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Cytomegalovirus; Thrombophilia; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PROCOAGULANT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MALE; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34547895450     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31812f5ba5     Document Type: Article

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