The AVAIL ME Extension: A multinational Middle Eastern survey of venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1340-1349

  Mokhtari, M ^a   Salameh, P ^b   Kouchek, M ^c   Kashani, B S ^d   Taher, A ^e   Waked, M ^f  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^f SAINT GEORGE HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Middle East; Prophylaxis; Risk assessment; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CHEMOPREVENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 79959821583     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04336.x     Document Type: Article

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