Venous thromboembolic disease prophylaxis among general surgeons in Malaysia

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-130

  Prasannan, Subhita ^a   Chin, Liew Ngoh ^a   Gul, Yunus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Prophylaxis; Survey; Thromboembolic disease; Venous

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGE; ASIAN; CANCER; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALAYSIA; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 18044397333     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60276-1     Document Type: Article

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