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Antiplatelet/Anticoagulant Agents and Chronic Subdural Hematoma in the Elderly
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In the last decade there has been an increasing use of antiplatelet/anticoagulant agents in the elderly. The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between exposure to anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy and chronic subdural haematoma-CSDH. METHODS Single institution case-control study involving 138786 patients older than 60 years who visited our academic terti...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Geriatrics
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0300-9173
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.14.480