Individual risk assessment is the best strategy for thromboembolic prophylaxis

Disease-a-Month

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 552-559

  Caprini, Joseph A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELECTRONICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTION STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77958155657     PISSN: 00115029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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