Response

Chest

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1700-1701

  Eikelboom, John W ^a   Hirsh, Jack ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; PLACEBO;

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDITY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 73149121577     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-1970     Document Type: Letter

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