Deep vein thrombosis in acute spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 769-772

  Agarwal, N K ^a   Mathur, N ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Heparin; Prophylaxis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VEINS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349751668     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2009.37     Document Type: Article

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