Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage secondary to warfarin therapy for atrial fibrillation: A case report and literature review

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Waness, Abdelkarim ^a   Aldabbagh, Tarek ^a   Harakati, Mohammed ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 84897585781     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.08.2008.0757     Document Type: Article

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