Audit-guided action can improve the compliance with thromboembolic prophylaxis prescribing to hospitalized, acutely ill older adults [6]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2112-2113

  Timmons, Suzanne ^a   O'Callaghan, C ^a   O'Connor, M ^a   O'Mahony, D ^a   Twomey, C ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TINZAPARIN;

HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WARD;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREMEDICATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 30644474163     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01472.x     Document Type: Letter

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