Low-molecular-weight and unfractionated heparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism in neurosurgery: A meta-analysis

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 2327-2332

  Iorio, Alfonso ^a   Agnelli, Giancarlo ^b  

^a S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0034726370     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.160.15.2327     Document Type: Article

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