A study of hospital discharges for venous thromboembolism in the south of Spain. An analysis of 19,170 cases from a regional database from 1998 to 2001

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 279-286

  Guijarro, Ricardo ^a   San Román, Carlos M ^b   Perelló, Juan I ^a   Nuño, Enrique ^b  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b Especialidad en Oftalmología Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía Vélez Málaga Málaga   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnosis related groups; Epidemiological study; Hospital records; Pulmonary; Thromboembolism; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; PATIENT; SPAIN; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 23444462456     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.02.007     Document Type: Article

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