North American and British guidelines for anti-thrombotic therapy: Are we reaching consensus?

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Clark, Peter ^a   Bates, Shannon M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Antithrombotic; Guidelines; Heparin; Lowmolecular weight heparin; Pregnancy; Prophylaxis; Venous thromboembolism; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; STANDARD; THROMBOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 65549111570     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: 18792472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-3848(09)70023-4     Document Type: Article

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