The IDEAL DVT study, individualised duration elastic compression therapy against long-term duration of therapy for the prevention of post-thrombotic syndrome: Protocol of a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Ten Cate Hoek, Arina J ^a   Bouman, Annemieke C ^a   Joore, Manuela A ^a   Prins, Martin ^a,b   Ten Cate, Hugo ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION STOCKING; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; POSTTHROMBOTIC SYNDROME; TIME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; POSTTHROMBOTIC SYNDROME; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84930319084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005265     Document Type: Article

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