Low dose warfarin treatment for calcinosis in patients with systemic sclerosis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1341-1343

  Cukierman, T ^a   Elinav, E ^a   Korem, M ^a   Chajek Shaul, T ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DILTIAZEM; ETIDRONIC ACID; MINOCYCLINE; PENICILLAMINE; PROSTACYCLIN DERIVATIVE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLOOD CLOTTING; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CALCINOSIS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SKIN DISEASES; WARFARIN;

EID: 4644341968     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.014431     Document Type: Article

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