Ambulatory therapy of patients with free-floating proximal deep vein thrombosis is safe [4]

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1343-1344

  Patel, Raj K ^a   Ramasamy, Karthik ^a   Goss, David ^a   Deane, Colin ^a   Bonner, Lynda ^a   Arya, Roopen ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 29244466086     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH05-06-1343     Document Type: Article

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