A survey of thrombosis prophylaxis use in patients with lower limb fractures [4]

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1166-1167

  Ageno, Walter ^a,c   Dentali, Francesco ^a   Imberti, Davide ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b Piacenza Hospital   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; AGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; LEG FRACTURE; LETTER; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTER CAST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; VARICOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 9144269712     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614299     Document Type: Letter

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