Management of distal deep vein thrombosis

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 149, Issue , 2017, Pages 48-55

  Robert Ebadi, Helia ^a   Righini, Marc ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant therapy; Calf deep vein thrombosis; Compression ultrasound; Diagnosis; Distal deep vein thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; D DIMER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

ANTICOAGULATION; BLEEDING; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMPRESSION STOCKING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE MANAGEMENT; LEG; PATHOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; LEG; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84997482062     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: 18792472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.11.009     Document Type: Review

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