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World Needs to ENDORSE Better VTE Prevention
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Title World Needs to ENDORSE Better VTE Prevention
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/569573?src=rss
Description A large international trial shows that prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in the acute hospital care setting is substantially underused worldwide. One of the main reasons for this is the reluctance of some doctors to recognize the benefits of VTE prevention--either because of their specialty or because of where they live, say the researchers. Heartwire
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Feb 1, 2008
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