Is the campaign to prevent VTE in hospitalized patients working?

Chest

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1317-1321

  Stein, Paul D ^a,b   Matta, Fadi ^a   Dalen, James E ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST MARY MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 79958705993     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-1622     Document Type: Article

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