Prevention of venous thrombo-embolism

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 4-5

  Fletcher, J P ^a   McLellan, D ^b   Cade, J ^b   Fisher, C ^b   Gibbs, H ^b   Stacey, M ^b   Vedig, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Low molecular weight heparins; Venous thrombo embolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0032917166     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01487.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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