Prevalence of venous thromboembolism among privately insured US adults

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 1774-1775

  Boulet, Sheree L ^a   Grosse, Scott D ^a   Hooper, W Craig ^a   Beckman, Michele G ^a   Atrash, Hani K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ECONOMICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE SECTOR; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049298168     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.336     Document Type: Letter

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