A meta-analysis of complications attributed to anticoagulation among patients following cutaneous surgery

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 160-165

  Lewis, Kevan G ^a   Dufresne Jr , Raymond G ^a,b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 38649104462     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.34033.x     Document Type: Article

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