Vitamin K injection in spontaneous bleeding and coagulopathy in severe malaria: Pros and cons

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 514-516

  Wilairatana, Polrat ^a   Krudsood, Srivicha ^a   Tangpukdee, Noppadon ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Coagulopathy; Severe malaria; Spontaneous bleeding; Vitamin K

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; DRUG TOXICITY; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALARIA; PARASITOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION;

BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; DRUG TOXICITY; HEMORRHAGIC DISORDERS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALARIA; PATIENT SELECTION; VITAMIN K;

EID: 77954711288     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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