Antiphospholipid syndrome in systemic autoimmune diseases /
Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disease which causes abnormal blood clots. It is now recognised as a major cause of common conditions, including stroke, heart attack, miscarriage, epilepsy and memory loss and as such is gaining recognition in all branches of medicine, from obstetrics to c...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; London :
Elsevier Science,
2009.
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| Series: | Handbook of systemic autoimmune diseases ;
10. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disease which causes abnormal blood clots. It is now recognised as a major cause of common conditions, including stroke, heart attack, miscarriage, epilepsy and memory loss and as such is gaining recognition in all branches of medicine, from obstetrics to cardiology, from psychiatry to orthopaedics.<BR id="CRLF"><BR id="CRLF">This book provides an overview of our current understanding of this major disease. It includes the latest information on the new pathogenetic mechanisms involved as well as clinical manifestations in both ₃the thrombotic₄ and ₃non thrombotic₄ manifestations of this important disease. * Comprehensive review of this major disease<BR id="CRLF">* Includes information on treatment options available. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9780444531698 0444531696 |