Sticker reminders improve thromboprophylaxis appropriateness in hospitalized patients

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-216

  Sharif Kashani, Babak ^a   Raeissi, Sasan ^a   Bikdeli, Behnood ^a   Shahabi, Payman ^a   Behzadnia, Neda ^a   Saliminejad, Leila ^a   Samiei Nejad, Mojgan ^a   Nasiri, Fatemeh ^a   Khayyami, Maryam ^a   Forootan, Batool ^a   Pozhan, Saviz ^a   Masjedi, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Prophylaxis; Sticker reminder; Thromboprophylaxis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ENOXAPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; IRAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 77956267116     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2010.05.020     Document Type: Article

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