Improving adherence to venous thromoembolism prophylaxis using multiple interventions

<b>Objective :</b> In hospital, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) increases the morbidity and mortality in patients with acute medical illness. DVT prophylaxis is well known to be effective in preventing venous thromoembolism (VTE). However, its use remains suboptimal. The objective of this st...

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Hauptverfasser: Al-Tawfiq Jaffar, Saadeh Bassam
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Schriftenreihe:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Zugang:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2011;volume=6;issue=2;spage=82;epage=84;aulast=Al-Tawfiq