Deep venous thrombosis of the upper extremity: Is thrombophilia a relevant clinical issue?

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 369-370

  Hoffmann, Ulrich ^a   Spannagl, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; PROTHROMBIN;

ARM DISEASE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PAGET BONE DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; THROMBOPHILIA;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOPHILIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 51349143537     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-07-0463     Document Type: Editorial

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