Group prophylaxis is the best strategy

Disease-a-Month

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 560-562

  Bergqvist, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PLACEBO; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FATALITY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT DURATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

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

EID: 77958193068     PISSN: 00115029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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