Factor V Leiden: How great is the risk of venous thromboembolism?

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 265-272

  Shaheen, Khaldoon ^a   Chadi Alraies, M ^b   Alraiyes, Abdul Hamid ^c   Christie, Richard ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; THROMBOPHILIA; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; FACTOR V; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84862984613     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.79a.11072     Document Type: Review

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