Venous thromboembolism and its prevention in critical care

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 95-104

  Geerts, William ^a,b   Cook, Deborah ^a,b   Selby, Rita ^a,b   Etchells, Edward ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036288767     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcrc.2002.33941     Document Type: Article

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