Venous thromboembolic events in hospitalized trauma patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1228-1231

  Azu, Michelle C ^a   Mccormack, Jane E ^a   Huang, Emily C ^a   Lee, Thomas K ^a   Shapiro, Marc J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHI SQUARE TEST; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LEG INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; THORAX INJURY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 38849139841     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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