Thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized medical patients: A multicenter qualitative study

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 269-275

  Cook, Deborah J ^a   Tkaczyk, Andrea ^a   Lutz, Kristina ^a   McMullin, Joseph ^a   Haynes, R Brian ^a   Douketis, James ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heparin; Medical patients; Prevention; Prophylaxis; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 67649838449     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.461     Document Type: Article

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