Incidental diagnosis of a deep vein thrombosis in consecutive patients undergoing a computed tomography scan of the abdomen: A retrospective cohort study

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 158-160

  Ageno, W ^a   Squizzato, A ^a   Togna, A ^a   Magistrali, F ^a   Mangini, M ^a   Fugazzola, C ^a   Dentali, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ADULT; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEOPLASM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855381499     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04565.x     Document Type: Letter

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