A comparison of low-molecular-weight heparin administered primarily at home with unfractionated heparin administered in the hospital for proximal deep-vein thrombosis.

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Published in N Engl J Med on March 14, 1996

Authors

M Levine1, M Gent, J Hirsh, J Leclerc, D Anderson, J Weitz, J Ginsberg, A G Turpie, C Demers, M Kovacs

Author Affiliations

1: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada.

Associated clinical trials:

PERIOP 2 - A Safety and Effectiveness Study of LMWH Bridging Therapy Versus Placebo Bridging Therapy for Patients on Long Term Warfarin and Require Temporary Interruption of Their Warfarin. | NCT00432796

Assessment of Long-Term Out-of-Hospital Treatment of Patients With Proximal Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Using Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (LMWH) Versus LMWH Followed by Warfarin | NCT00203658

Trial of the Effect of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (LMWH) Versus Warfarin on Mortality in the Long-Term Treatment of Proximal Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) (Main LITE Study) | NCT00203580

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