Risk of venous thromboembolism and benefits of prophylaxis use in hospitalized medically ill US patients up to 180 days post-hospital discharge

Thrombosis Journal

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Wang, Li ^a   Sengupta, Nishan ^b   Baser, Onur ^c  

^a STATINMED RESEARCH   (United States)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PROPHYLAXIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 80053918944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14779560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-9560-9-15     Document Type: Article

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