Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the United States: Still room for improvement

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 484-486

  Sliwka, Diane ^a   Fang, Margaret C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER; DATA BASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

HUMANS; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 77955088663     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1350-9     Document Type: Editorial

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