The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 9 , Pages 791-792 , September 2009

The Surgeon General's Call to Action Exemplifies the Role of Advocacy in Preventing Venous Thromboembolism

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  1. Surgeon General's Workshop on Deep Vein Thrombosis. May 8-9, 2006;Bethesda, MD. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/deepvein/workshop/index.htmlAccessed February 6, 2009
  2. The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/deepvein/calltoaction/call-to-action-on-dvt-2008.pdfAccessed February 6, 2009
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 Funding: This work was supported, in part, by Sanofi-Aventis.

 Conflict of Interest: Dr Goldhaber receives clinical research funds and consults for Sanofi-Aventis; Erin Rosenbaum has no conflict of interest related to this Editorial.

 Authorship: Both authors had access to the data and played a role in writing.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00163-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.02.014

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 9 , Pages 791-792 , September 2009

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