Bridging the gap between evidence and practice in venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: the quality improvement process.

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Published in J Gen Intern Med on September 22, 2007

Authors

Franklin A Michota1

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, S70/9500 Euclid, Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. michotf@ccf.org

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