Geriatrics: Prevention of vein thrombosis with drugs has not yet been validated;GERIATRIE: LA PREVENTION MEDICAMENTEUSE DES THROMBOSES VEINEUSES N'A PAS ENCORE ETE VALIDEE

Revue du Praticien - Medecine Generale

Volumn 12, Issue 422, 1998, Pages 9-12

  Weill Engerer, Sébastien ^a   Tissandier, Olivier ^a   Piette, François ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

AGED; BLEEDING; CANCER; GERIATRICS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LUNG DISEASE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SHORT SURVEY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0032543203     PISSN: 09892737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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