Screening for occult cancer in patients with idiopathic venous thromboembolism: No

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2273-2274

  Lee, A Y Y ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NOTE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 4444306476     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00490.x     Document Type: Note

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