Compression stockings for preventing deep vein thrombosis in airline passengers

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Clarke, Mike J ^a   Broderick, Cathryn ^b   Hopewell, Sally ^c   Juszczak, Ed ^d   Eisinga, Anne ^e  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPRESSION STOCKING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EDEMA; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LUNG EMBOLISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAVEL;

EID: 84987762154     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004002.pub3     Document Type: Review

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