Venous thromboembolism in Spain. Comparison between an administrative database and the RIETE registry

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 443-446

  Guijarro, Ricardo ^a   Montes, Julio ^b   Sanromán, Carlos ^c   Monreal, Manuel ^d  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DO MEIXOEIRO   (Spain)

^c Especialidad en Oftalmología Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía Vélez Málaga Málaga   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Registry; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; REGISTER; SPAIN; VALIDATION STUDY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; SPAIN; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 51449102801     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.06.026     Document Type: Article

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