title: Prevention of venous thromboembolism among hospitalized medical patients.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA. sgoldhaber@partners.org
authors.forename: Samuel Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Goldhaber
authors.forename: Alexander G G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Turpie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight