Practice variation in the management of distal deep vein thrombosis in primary vs. secondary cares: A clinical practice survey

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 526-530

  Almosni, Jennifer ^a   Meusy, Arthur ^a   Frances, Pierre ^b   Pontal, Daniel ^a   Quéré, Isabelle ^a   Galanaud, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b General Practitioner   (France)

Author keywords

ambulatory care; anticoagulation; clinical practice survey; DVT

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION STOCKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISTAL DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; AGED; CARDIOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FRANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CARDIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SECONDARY CARE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84940175107     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: 18792472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2015.06.013     Document Type: Article

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