Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in the Treatment of Patients with Venous Thromboembolism
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- 4 September 1997
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 337 (10) , 657-662
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199709043371001
Abstract
Low-molecular-weight heparin is known to be safe and effective for the initial treatment of patients with proximal deep-vein thrombosis. However, its application to patients with pulmonary embolism or previous episodes of thromboembolism has not been studied.Keywords
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