More on thromboprophylaxis: Electronic alerts in hospitalized patients at risk of venous thromboembolism

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 525-526

  Marco, Pascual ^a,b   Lopez Abadia, Emma ^a   Lucas, Javier ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC ALARM SYSTEM; ELECTRONICS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 54949146068     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-08-0547     Document Type: Editorial

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