Venous thromboembolic risk and prevention in acute medical illness

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 424-427

  Hampton, K K ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE HEART FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; ENOXAPARIN; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFECTION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037743822     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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