A study of the prevalence of vitamin K deficiency in patients with cancer referred to a hospital palliative care team and its association with abnormal haemostasis.

Harrington, D J; Western, H; Seton-Jones, C; Rangarajan, S; Beynon, T; Shearer, M J

Harrington, D J; Western, H; Seton-Jones, C; Rangarajan, S; Beynon, T; Shearer, M J.

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Harrington DJ; Centre for Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. domonic.harrington@gstt.nhs.uk

J Clin Pathol ; 61(4): 537-40, 2008 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17923470

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Hemostatic Disorders/etiology; Neoplasms/complications; Palliative Care; Vitamin K Deficiency/etiology; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biomarkers/blood; Female; Humans; International Normalized Ratio; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms/blood; Protein Precursors/blood; Prothrombin; Vitamin K 1/blood; Vitamin K Deficiency/blood; Vitamin K Deficiency/diagnosis

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Palliative Care / Vitamin K Deficiency / Hemostatic Disorders / Neoplasms Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Clin Pathol Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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