Venous thromboembolism: Epidemiology and magnitude of the problem

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Haematology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-242

  Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

deep vein thrombosis; prevention; prophylaxis; pulmonary embolism; venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HEPARINIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; STROKE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84866042026     PISSN: 15216926     EISSN: 15321924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2012.06.007     Document Type: Review

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