Preventing venous thromboembolism in acute medical patients

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 797-801

  Elis, Avishayel ^a,b   Ellis, M H ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; ISCHIALGIA; ISRAEL; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPTIC SHOCK; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 10244252645     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hch128     Document Type: Article

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