Journal article
Epidemiology and clinical risk factors predisposing to thromboembolism in children with cancer
Abstract
PURPOSE: The prevalence and risk factors for thromboembolism (TE) in children with cancer are largely unknown. This retrospective cohort study aims to determine the epidemiology of TE and to identify potential risk factors for TE in children with cancer.
METHODS: We used logistic regression to determine the association of age (<10 years vs. > or =10 years), gender, type of cancer, presence or absence of intra-thoracic disease (mediastinal mass or any primary …
Authors
Athale U; Siciliano S; Thabane L; Pai N; Cox S; Lathia A; Khan A; Armstrong A; Chan AKC
Journal
Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Vol. 51, No. 6, pp. 792–797
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
12 2008
DOI
10.1002/pbc.21734
ISSN
1545-5009