Graduated compression stockings for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in surgical patients in the age of low molecular weight heparins [10]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2363-2365

  Schulz, S L ^a,b   Stechemesser, B ^a   Seeberger, U ^a   Meyer, D ^b   Kesselring, C ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Germany)

^b VIVANTES KLINIKUM AM URBAN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG VEIN; LETTER; PATHOGENESIS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

BANDAGES; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 28444439188     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01574.x     Document Type: Letter

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