Low molecular weight heparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with lower-leg immobilization

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Volumn , Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Testroote, Mark ^a   Stigter, Willem ^a   De Visser, Dianne C ^a   Janzing, Heinrich ^a  

^a VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; PLACEBO; TINZAPARIN;

ALLERGY; AUTHOR; BLEEDING; BRACE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECZEMA; ECZEMA FACIALIS; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FRACTURE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEG INJURY; LOWER LEG; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PLASTER CAST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 55049125843     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006681.pub2     Document Type: Review

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