Prognostic relevance of an asymptomatic venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1081-1083

  Dentali, F ^a   Ageno, W ^a   Pierfranceschi, M G ^b   Imberti, D ^b   Malato, A ^c   Nitti, C ^d   Salvi, A ^d   Siragusa, S ^c   Squizzato, A ^a   Vitale, J ^a   Agnelli, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Piacenza   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d Ancona Hospital   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 79955667813     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04259.x     Document Type: Letter

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