Journal article
Venous thrombosis in children
Abstract
Venous thromboembolic (VTE) events are being increasingly diagnosed in systemic and cerebral vessels in children. Systemic VTE are increasing in children as a result of therapeutic advances and improved clinical acumen in primary illnesses that previously caused mortality. The epidemiology of systemic VTE has been studied in international registries. In children older than 3 months, teenagers are the largest group developing VTE. The most …
Authors
Chan AK; Deveber G; Monagle P; Brooker LA; Massicotte PM
Journal
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Vol. 1, No. 7, pp. 1443–1455
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
7 2003
DOI
10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00308.x
ISSN
1538-7933