Rational thromboprophylaxis in medical inpatients: Not quite there yet

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 504-506

  Millar, Alasdair J ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; APIXABAN; ARIXTA; DABIGATRAN; DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE BLEEDING; LUNG EMBOLISM; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK REDUCTION; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 56749153595     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02145.x     Document Type: Article

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