Venous Thrombo-embolism in India

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 482-485

  Lee, A D ^a   Stephen, E ^a   Agarwal, S ^a   Premkumar, P ^a  

^a Vascular and General Surgery   (India)

Author keywords

India; Venous thrombo embolism

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849135385     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.11.031     Document Type: Article

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