Thromboembolism prevention in ischaemic stroke

Lancet

Volumn 369, Issue 9571, 2007, Pages 1413-1415

  O'Donnell, Martin ^a   Kearon, Clive ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EXTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LEG; LUNG EMBOLISM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 34247390403     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60647-3     Document Type: Note

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