Evaluation of a disease management plan for prevention and diagnosis of thromboembolic disease in major trauma patients

Current Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 456-459

  Keller, Mary E ^a   Metzler, Michael H ^a   Phillips, Jeffrey O ^a   Huckfeldt, Roger E ^a   Spadone, Donald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; Enoxaparin; Leg; Pulmonary embolism; Thrombophlebitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042731900     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7944(00)00314-7     Document Type: Article

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