Frequency of hereditary thrombophilia: An AKUH experience

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 427-429

  Khalid, S ^a   Sajid, R ^a   Adil, S N ^a   Khurshid, M ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; HOMOCYSTEINE; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTITHROMBIN III DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOPHILIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 4544224202     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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