More on thromboprophylaxis: Quantifying risk for venous thromboembolism

Roopen Arya; Shankaranarayana Paneesha; Aidan McManus; Nick Parsons; Nicholas Scriven; Timothy Farren; Tim Nokes; Harry Smith; Denise O‘Shaughnessy; Peter Rose

doi:10.1160/TH08-10-0712

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2009; 101(04): 791-794
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-10-0712

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More on thromboprophylaxis: Quantifying risk for venous thromboembolism

Roopen Arya

¹Department of Haematology, King‘s College Hospital, London, UK

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Shankaranarayana Paneesha

²Department of Haematology, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

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Aidan McManus

³MMRx Consulting, London, UK

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Nick Parsons

⁴CSRI, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

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Nicholas Scriven

⁵Medical Assessment Unit, The Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax, UK

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Timothy Farren

⁶Department of Haematology, Barts and The London Hospitals, London, UK

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Tim Nokes

⁷Department of Haematology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK

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Harry Smith

⁸Sanofi-Aventis, Guildford, UK

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Denise O‘Shaughnessy

⁹Blood Policy Unit, Department of Health, London, UK

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Peter Rose

¹⁰Department of Haematology, Warwick Hospital, Warwick, UK

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