Prevention of venous thromboembolism: practice patterns in 17 geographically diverse long term care facilities in the United States: part 1 of 2 (an AMDA Foundation project).

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Published in J Am Med Dir Assoc on May 31, 2011

Authors

T S Dharmarajan1, Aman Nanda, Bikash Agarwal, Parag Agnihotri, G L Doxsie, Murthy Gokula, Ashkan Javaheri, M Kanagala, Anna S Lebelt, Prasuna Madireddy, Sourya Mahapatra, P Murakonda, S Ram Rao Muthavarapu, Mennakshi Patel, Christopher Patterson, Kathleen Soch, Anna Troncales, Kamal Yaokim, Robin Kroft, Edward P Norkus

Author Affiliations

1: New York Medical College and Montefiore Medical Center North, Bronx, NY, USA. dharmarajants@yahoo.com

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