Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in bilateral lower- extremity amputee patients

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 509-511

  Zickler, Robert W ^a   Gahtan, Vivian ^b   Matsumoto, Teruo ^c   Kerstein, Morris D ^c,d  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG AMPUTATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 0032899988     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90190-9     Document Type: Article

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