Deep venous thrombosis in dermatomyositis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2288-

  Gaitonde, Shilpa D ^a   Ballou, Stanley P ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHY; LETTER; MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

DERMATOMYOSITIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 56449107424     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.080478     Document Type: Letter

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