Prevention of venous thromboembolism in orthopaedics in the United States

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 325, Issue , 1996, Pages 313-321

  Janku, George V ^a   Paiement, Guy D ^a,b   Green, Hillary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED STATES; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0029993788     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199604000-00038     Document Type: Article

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