Non-necrotizing heparin-induced skin lesions and the 4T's score

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1483-1485

  Warkentin, T E ^a,b   Linkins, L A ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE REACTION; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DEFECT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOSIS;

DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HEPARIN; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 77955037554     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03880.x     Document Type: Note

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