Venous Thromboembolism. A Public Health Concern

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Beckman, Michele G ^a   Hooper, W Craig ^a   Critchley, Sara E ^a   Ortel, Thomas L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST OF ILLNESS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949467279     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.12.017     Document Type: Review

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