Many stroke patients not getting preventive therapy for blood clots
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 11:40
in Health & Medicine
Patients with strokes, brain tumours and spinal cord injuries are at high risk for life-threatening blood clots, but many do not receive preventive therapy, Loyola University Health System researchers report...
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