Preventing venous thromboembolism in US hospitals: Are surgical patients receiving appropriate prophylaxis?

Alpesh N. Amin; Stephen Stemkowski; Jay Lin; Guiping Yang

doi:10.1160/TH07-11-0708

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2008; 99(04): 796-797
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-11-0708

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Preventing venous thromboembolism in US hospitals: Are surgical patients receiving appropriate prophylaxis?

Authors

Alpesh N. Amin

¹School of Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
Stephen Stemkowski

²Premier Inc, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Jay Lin

³sanofi-aventis, Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA
Guiping Yang

²Premier Inc, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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