Are we good at thromboembolic disease prophylaxis - an audit of the use of risk assessment forms in emergency medical admissions.

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Published in Int J Clin Pract on May 01, 2005

Authors

P Sooriakumaran1, L Burton, R Choudhary, T Darton, C Woods, R H Lloyd-Mostyn, D J S Fernando, G A Thomson

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Medicine, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust, Kingsmill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK. p.s@doctors.org.uk

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