Increased requirement for central venous catheter replacement in paediatric oncology patients with deep venous thrombosis: A multicentre study

Ketan Kulkarni; Jaqueline Halton; Maria Spavor; Sara J. Israels; Sharon Abish; Jian Yong; Yutaka Yasui; Lesley G. Mitchell

doi:10.1160/TH14-07-0626

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2015; 113(02): 434-435
DOI: 10.1160/TH14-07-0626

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Increased requirement for central venous catheter replacement in paediatric oncology patients with deep venous thrombosis: A multicentre study

Ketan Kulkarni

¹Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Jaqueline Halton

²Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Maria Spavor

¹Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Sara J. Israels

³Winnipeg Children’s Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Sharon Abish

⁴Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Jian Yong

⁵University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Yutaka Yasui

⁵University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Lesley G. Mitchell

¹Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

⁵University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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