Risk factor scoring for predicting venous thromboembolism in obstetric patients

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1073-1075

  Weiss, Nofit ^a   Bernstein, Peter S ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Pregnancy; Pulmonary embolism; Risk factor scoring; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0034041372     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.105441     Document Type: Article

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