TY - JOUR
T1 - Thromboprophylaxis to prevent hospital-acquired thrombosis
T2 - An important opportunity for primary care
AU - Fitzmaurice, D.A.
AU - Murray, E.
N1 - Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - It is clear that hospital admission causes many preventable deaths from venous thromboembolism (VTE) yet the general public and, we would suggest, primary care health workers, still think of air travel as the main risk factor. Is there a role for primary care in helping to reduce the numbers of patients with hospital-acquired VTE?
AB - It is clear that hospital admission causes many preventable deaths from venous thromboembolism (VTE) yet the general public and, we would suggest, primary care health workers, still think of air travel as the main risk factor. Is there a role for primary care in helping to reduce the numbers of patients with hospital-acquired VTE?
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U2 - 10.3132/pccj.2011.086
DO - 10.3132/pccj.2011.086
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84860903652
SN - 1756-5138
VL - 5
SP - 21
EP - 22
JO - Primary Care Cardiovascular Journal (PCCJ)
JF - Primary Care Cardiovascular Journal (PCCJ)
IS - 1
ER -
