Ultrasonographic screening before hospital discharge for deep venous thrombosis after arthroplasty: The post-arthroplasty screening study. A randomized, controlled trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 439-445

  Robinson, K Sue ^a   Anderson, David R ^a   Gross, Michael ^a   Petrie, David ^a   Leighton, Ross ^a   Stanish, William ^a   Alexander, David ^a   Mitchell, Michael ^a   Flemming, Bruce ^a   Gent, Michael ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; PLACEBO; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0030852546     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-6-199709150-00004     Document Type: Article

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