Trends in prevalence of deep venous thrombosis among hospitalised patients in an Asian institution

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1095-1099

  Heng, Joo Ng ^a   Lai, Heng Lee ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asians; Prevalence; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; TREND STUDY; AGE; ASIA; COMPLICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASOUND; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; ULTRASONICS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 67049119832     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-11-0755     Document Type: Article

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