Sex-related type of venous thromboembolism in patients with and without thrombophilia

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 177-178

  Tormene, Daniela ^a   Barbar, Sofia ^a   Perlati, Marica ^a   Brandolin, Barbara ^a   Simioni, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 11; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 67749108074     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-02-0116     Document Type: Letter

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