There's madness in their methods - a response to: Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: Do trial results enable clinicians and patients to evaluate whether the benefits justify the risk? Proceedings of an Ad Hoc Working Group Meeting

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 782-785

  Cohen, A ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84876192638     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12143     Document Type: Letter

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