Thrombosis prophylaxis in medical patients: A retrospective review of clinical practice patterns

Haematologica

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 746-750

  Ageno, Walter ^a   Squizzato, Alessandro ^a   Ambrosini, Fabio ^a   Dentali, Francesco ^a   Marchesi, Chiara ^a   Mera, Valentina ^a   Steidl, Luigi ^a   Venco, Achille ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Medical patients; Prophylaxis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN;

AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; ITALY; MEDICAL RECORD; STATISTICS; THROMBOSIS;

AGED; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ITALY; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036073726     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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