Cost-effectiveness of routine screening for proximal deep venous thrombosis in acquired brain injury patients admitted to rehabilitation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-5

  Meythaler, Jay M ^a   DeVivo, Michael J ^a   Hayne, JoAnn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0030049273     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90210-5     Document Type: Article

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