Venous thromboembolic events in isolated severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-15

  Mohseni, Shahin ^a   Talving, Peep ^a   Lam, Lydia ^a   Chan, Linda S ^a   Ives, Crystal ^a   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; isolated severe head injury; mortality; traumatic brain injury; venous thromboembolic event

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857808615     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.93102     Document Type: Article

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