CDC grand rounds: Preventing hospital-associated venous thromboembolism

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 190-193

  Streiff, Michael B ^a   Jeffrey Brady, P ^b   Grant, Althea M ^c   Grosse, Scott D ^c   Wong, Betty ^d   Popovic, Tanja ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84897766825     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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