Early recognition of pediatric venous thromboembolism: A risk-assessment tool

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 178-184

  Prentiss, Andrea S ^a  

^a Baptist Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84862891980     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2012548     Document Type: Article

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