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Low-dose heparin as a prophylaxis against deep-vein thrombosis after acute stroke
Lancet (London, England)
|October 15, 1977
Abstract:
A trial of subcutaneous low-dose heparin in the prevention of deep-vein thrombosis was carried out in elderly patients admitted to hospital after an acute stroke. A statistically significant reduction was observed in deep-vein thrombosis as assessed by isotope leg scanning.