American college of chest physicians guidelines for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: A need for evidence-based assessment of the baseline risk of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Chest

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1190-1191

  Junqueira, Daniela R G ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

DATA PROCESSING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

EID: 84875989020     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-2926     Document Type: Letter

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