Clinical Approach to Antiphospholipid Antibodies
Contributors: Robin L. Brey (Editor)
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: March 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780750671774
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Haematology; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Cardiology; Immunology; Neurology - General; Reference; Medical; Medical / Nursing
First sentence: Although antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) have been recognized since 1906 with the introduction of the Wassermann test for syphilis, not until the 1960s was their association with thrombotic episodes appreciated.