Postoperative deep-vein thrombosis in Asian patients is not a rarity: A prospective study of 88 patients with no prophylaxis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 427-430

  Dhillon, K S ^a   Askander, A ^a   Doraisamy, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0030008687     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.78b3.0780427     Document Type: Article

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