Minimizing venous thromboembolic complications in the orthopaedic patient

Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 21-27

  Rice, Karen L ^a   Walsh, M Eileen ^a  

^a TOLEDO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; ORTHOPEDICS; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BANDAGES; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 0035524250     PISSN: 07446020     EISSN: 1542538X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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