Lesson of the week. Pneumatic compression boots for prophylaxis against deep vein thrombosis: Beware occult arterial disease

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7129, 1998, Pages 454-455

  Oakley, M J ^a   Wheelwright, E F ^b   James, P J ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; ARTHROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LEG COMPRESSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; LEG ULCER; PRESSURE; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

BANDAGES; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; PRESSURE; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0032491959     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7129.454     Document Type: Short Survey

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