Deep-vein thrombosis in the elderly

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 393-398

  Piazza, Gregory ^a,c   Seddighzadeh, Ali ^b   Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Elderly; Prophylaxis; Pulmonary embolism; Risk factors; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FILTER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LIMB PAIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 51849112957     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1076029608317942     Document Type: Article

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