Comprehensive VTE prevention program incorporating mandatory risk assessment reduces the incidence of hospital-associated thrombosis

Chest

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1276-1281

  Roberts, Lara N ^a   Porter, Gayle ^a   Barker, Richard D ^a,b   Yorke, Richard ^b   Bonner, Lynda ^a   Patel, Raj K ^a   Arya, Roopen ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Information and Communication Technology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84885160927     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-0267     Document Type: Article

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