Risk factors for deep vein thrombosis in older patients: A multicenter study with systematic compression ultrasonography in postacute care facilities in France

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 224-230

  Sellier, Elodie ^a   Labarere, Jose ^a,b   Sevestre, Marie Antoinette ^b,c   Belmin, Joel ^d   Thiel, Helene ^a   Couturier, Pascal ^a   Bosson, Jean Luc ^a,b  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

Author keywords

Aged; Hospitals; Risk factors; Subacute care; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISABILITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LEG; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBACUTE CARE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 38549104966     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01545.x     Document Type: Article

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