Risk stratification for venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients in a developing country: A prospective study

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-313

  Awidi, Abdallah ^a   Obeidat, Nathir ^a   Magablah, Ahmad ^a   Bsoul, Nazzal ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Developing country; Heparin; Risk stratification; Thromboembolism; VTE

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT;

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349129009     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-008-0291-1     Document Type: Article

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