Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in otolaryngologic patients

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 230-233

  Innis, William P ^a,b   Anderson, Timothy D ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VEIN SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 67649159308     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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