Attitudes to prescribing compression stockings for patients with acute dvt: The MASTER registry

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-393

  Arpaia, Guido ^a,d   Carpenedo, Monica ^a   Pistelli, Riccardo ^b   Mastrogiacomo, Ornella ^a   Cimminiello, Claudio ^a   Agnelli, Giancarlo ^c  

^a DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Elastic stockings; Treatment of venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EDEMA; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; THROMBOPHILIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRESCRIPTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350558448     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-009-0316-4     Document Type: Article

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