Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized patients: A clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 625-632

  Qaseem, Amir ^a   Chou, Roger ^a   Humphrey, Linda L ^b   Starkey, Melissa ^a   Shekelle, Paul ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PLACEBO;

ACUTE STROKE; BLEEDING; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COLLEGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION GARMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE THERAPY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; FATAL PULMONARY EMBOLISM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 80055069780     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-9-201111010-00011     Document Type: Review

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