JAMDA
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 66-67 , January 2004

Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Megestrol Acetate Users: Authors' Response to Letter

  • Benjamin Kropsky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Bronx, NY
    • ,
  • Yong Shi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Miami VA GRECC, Miami VA Medical Center, Miami, FL
    • ,
  • E. Paul Cherniack, MD

      Affiliations

    • Miami VA GRECC, Miami VA Medical Center, Miami, FL

References 

  1. Kropsky B , Shi Y , Cherniack EP . Incidence of deep venous thrombosis in nursing home residents using megestrol acetate . J Am Med Dir Assoc . 2003;4:255–256
  2. Heit JA , Silverstein MD , Mohr DN , et al.   Risk factors for deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: A population-based case-control study . Arch Intern Med . 2000;160:809–815
  3. Bolen J , et al.   Deep venous thrombosis as a complication of megestrol acetate therapy among nursing home residents . J Am Med Dir Assoc . 2000;6:248

PII: S1525-8610(04)70053-5

JAMDA
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 66-67 , January 2004

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