Evidence-based venous thromboembolism prophylaxis is associated with a six-fold decrease in numbers of symptomatic venous thromboembolisms in rehabilitation inpatients

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Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Mayer, R Samuel ^a   Streiff, Michael B ^a   Hobson, Deborah B ^a   Halpert, Daniel E ^a   Berenholtz, Sean M ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84055189856     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2011.07.022     Document Type: Article

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