Asymptomatic patients at high risk for deep venous thrombosis who receive inadequate prophylaxis should be screened

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1145-1150

  Estrada, Carlos A ^a   McElligott, Jacinta ^a   Dolezal, Jeanette M ^a   Cunningham, Paul R ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0033385368     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199912000-00002     Document Type: Article

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