Knowledge of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) prevention among hospitalized patients

Journal of Vascular Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 109-117

  Le Sage, Stephanie ^a   McGee, Marianne ^a   Emed, Jessica D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 55949124015     PISSN: 10620303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvn.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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