Venous thromboembolism: Have we made headway?

Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 226-234

  Fitzgerald, Jan ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 77955146570     PISSN: 07446020     EISSN: 1542538X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NOR.0b013e3181e517af     Document Type: Article

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