A survey of physicians' knowledge and management of venous thromboembolism

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 367-375

  Zierler, Brenda K ^a   Meissner, Mark H ^a   Cain, Kevin ^a   Strandness Jr , D Eugene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERONEAL VEIN; POPLITEAL VEIN; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TIBIA VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036752231     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440203600506     Document Type: Review

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