Venous thromboembolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A prospective study

Neurology

Volumn 82, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 1674-1677

  Gladman, Matthew ^a   DeHaan, Melanie ^a   Pinto, Hanika ^a   Geerts, William ^a   Zinman, Lorne ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG; LEG VEIN; LOWER EXTREMITY ACTIVITY SCALE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVISED ALS FUNCTIONAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84902158844     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000405     Document Type: Article

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