Venous thromboembolism in hospitalized inflammatory bowel disease patients: The magnitude of the problem is staggering

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2281-2283

  Koutroubakis, Ioannis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; FIBRINOLYTIC FACTOR; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MESALAZINE; PROCOAGULANT; WARFARIN;

ENTERITIS; GENETIC RISK; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 50649121640     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.02060.x     Document Type: Review

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