Should cancer patients receive thromboprophylaxis to prevent catheter-related upper limb deep vein thrombosis?

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-86

  Prandoni, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; UPPER EXTREMITY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 43749119161     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-008-0161-z     Document Type: Article

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