The incidence of post-operative deep vein thrombosis in general surgical patients of hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-80

  Tun, Myint ^a   Shuaib, Ibrahim Lutfi ^a   Muhamad, Mahayidin ^a   Sain, Abdul Hamid Mat ^a   Ressang, Anas Sjahroeddin ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asians; Deep vein thrombosis; Post operative

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CANCER; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BILE DUCT CANCER; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; BLADDER CANCER; BLADDER SURGERY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY SURGERY; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LIVER CANCER; LIVER SURGERY; MALAYSIA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; THYROID CANCER; THYROID SURGERY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 44949146066     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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