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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008). The Surgeon General's call to action to prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Available online: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/deepvein.

Other Works Consulted

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2008). Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0058-A). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Also available online: http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/bloodclots.htm.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2007). Prevention of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 84. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 110(2): 429-440.

Fedullo PF (2008). Pulmonary embolism. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst's The Heart, 12th ed., pp. 1649-1672. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Hirsch J, et al. (2008). Executive summary: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th ed.). Chest, 133(6): 71S-109S.

McManus RJ, et al. (2009). Thromboembolism, search date September 2007. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.

Tapson VF (2008). Pulmonary embolism. In L Goldman, D Ausiello, eds., Cecil Medicine, 23rd ed., pp. 688-696. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

Tapson VF, Becker RC (2007). Venous thromboembolism. In EJ Topol et al., eds., Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 3rd ed., pp. 1569-1584. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism, European Society of Cardiology (2008). Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism. European Heart Journal, 29: 2276-2315. Available online: http://www.escardio.org/guidelines-surveys/esc-guidelines/GuidelinesDocuments/guidelines-APE-FT.pdf.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008). The Surgeon General's call to action to prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Available online: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/deepvein.

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Last Updated: January 14, 2011

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