Determinants of venous thromboembolism among hospitalizations of US adults: a multilevel analysis.

BACKGROUND:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a significant clinical and public health concern. We evaluated a variety of multilevel factors--demographics, clinical and insurance status, preexisting comorbid conditions, and hospital characteristics--for VTE diagnosis among hospitalizations of US adults...

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Main Authors: James Tsai, Althea M Grant, Michele G Beckman, Scott D Grosse, Hussain R Yusuf, Lisa C Richardson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4399914?pdf=render