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Thromb Haemost 2009; 102(04): 688-693
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-04-0266
Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis
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Long-term complications of medical patients with hospitalacquired venous thromboembolism

John Fanikos
1   Department of Pharmacy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
,
Gregory Piazza
2   Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
,
Maksim Zayaruzny
3   Center for Outcomes Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
,
Samuel Z. Goldhaber
2   Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
› Author AffiliationsFinancial support: This study was supported, in part, by an unrestricted research grant from sanofiaventis.
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Received: April 24, 2009 Accepted after major revision: 02 July 2009

27 August 2009

Publication Date:
24 November 2017 (online)

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Keywords

Venous thromboembolism - deep vein thrombosis - pulmonary embolism - postthrombotic syndrome - chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension - medical patients - surgical patients - prophylaxis
 

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