Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolus in patients with traumatic brain injury: A prospective observational study

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-13

  Praeger, Adrian J ^a,b   Westbrook, Adrew J ^a   Nichol, Alistair D ^a,b   Wijemunige, Ruwan ^a,b   Davies, Andrew R ^a,b   Lyon, Stuart M ^b   Wills, Judy L ^b   Bailey, Michael ^a   Rosenfeld, Jeffrey V ^a,b   James Cooper, D ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 84865436909     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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