Significant reduction of the risk of venous thromboembolism in all long term immobile patients a few months after the onset of immobility

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1173-1176

  Gaber, Tarek A Z K ^a  

^a Leigh Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG; LONG TERM CARE; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 17044383353     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.11.035     Document Type: Article

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