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Risk factors for chemotherapy-associated venous thromboembolism in a prospective observational study

  1. Alok A. Khorana M.D.1,†,*,
  2. Charles W. Francis M.D.1,
  3. Eva Culakova Ph.D.1,2,
  4. Gary H. Lyman M.D., M.P.H.1,2

Article first published online: 13 NOV 2005

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21496

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 104, Issue 12, pages 2822–2829, 15 December 2005

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Khorana, A. A., Francis, C. W., Culakova, E. and Lyman, G. H. (2005), Risk factors for chemotherapy-associated venous thromboembolism in a prospective observational study. Cancer, 104: 2822–2829. doi: 10.1002/cncr.21496

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  1. 1

    James P. Wilmot Cancer Center and the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York

  2. 2

    Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York

  1. †

    Fax: (585) 273-1042

*601 Elmwood Ave, Box 704, Rochester, NY 14642

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 DEC 2005
  2. Article first published online: 13 NOV 2005

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  • James P. Wilmot Cancer Research Fellowship
  • The Awareness of Neutropenia in Cancer (ANC) Study Group Registry is funded by Amgen, Inc.

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