Has time come for screening for occult cancer in patients with venous thromboembolism?
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Screening for Occult Cancer in Patients with Venous Thromboembolism Marc Carrier MD MSc*† and Agnes Y Lee MD MSc¶§ * Thrombosis Program, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. † Clinical Epidemiology Program, The Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario Canada ¶ Thrombosis Program, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada § Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH
دوره 2 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004