Prevalence of venous thrombo-embolism in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of venous thrombo-embolism in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD. Subjects and methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 105 patients hospitalized with exacerbations of COPD. Clinical and hematological parameters on admission were collected. M...

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Main Authors: M.M. Kamel, H. Moussa, A. Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813001398