TY  - JOUR
T1  - PRevalence of venous thromboembolism among privately insured us adults
AU  - Boulet SL, Grosse SD, Hooper W, Beckman MG, Atrash HK
Y1  - 2010/10/25
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.336
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1774
EP  - 1775
VL  - 170
IS  - 19
N2  - 
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE); DVT refers to the formation of 1 or more blood clots in a large vein, and PE results when a portion of the blood clot breaks loose, travels through the bloodstream, and partially or completely blocks a pulmonary artery.1 Venous thromboembolism is an important and growing public health concern; however, a national surveillance system for this condition has not been established.2 Therefore, many of the current estimates of VTE incidence were derived from geographically defined populations,3- 4 single institutions,5 or hospital discharge databases.6 Hospital discharge data are particularly problematic because many patients are treated on an outpatient basis.5

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.336
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.336
ER  -