Estimated risk of deep venous thrombosis among Chinese patients admitted to general medical wards [3]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1666-1668

  Cheng, Y ^a   Wong, R ^a   Lam, J ^a   Lau, F Y ^a   Cheng, G ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER; CHINESE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; WARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 13244291338     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2004.00880.x     Document Type: Letter

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