Q: Is anticoagulation appropriate for all patients with portal vein thrombosis?

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 611-613

  Confer, Bradley D ^a   Hanouneh, Ibrahim ^a   Gomes, Marcelo ^a   Chadi Alraies, M ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PORTAL VEIN; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PORTAL VEIN; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84886912669     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12136     Document Type: Article

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