Venous thromboembolism in patients with below-knee plaster casts

Emergency Nurse

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 32-35

  Parsonage, Ian ^a  

^a Falmouth Community Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTER CAST; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

CASTS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 66649116108     PISSN: 13545752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/en2009.03.16.10.32.c6852     Document Type: Article

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