Venous thromboembolism management and the new NICE guidance: what the busy GP needs to know

Affiliations

¹ Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford.
² School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King's College London, London; National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service, Public Health England, London; clinical lead, Royal College of General Practitioners Essential Knowledge Updates, London.

Nicholas R Jones et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2021.

. 2021 Jul 29;71(709):379-380.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp21X716765. Print 2021 Aug.

¹ Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford.
² School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King's College London, London; National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service, Public Health England, London; clinical lead, Royal College of General Practitioners Essential Knowledge Updates, London.

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