PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Snow, Vincenza
AU  - Qaseem, Amir
AU  - Barry, Patricia
AU  - Hornbake, E. Rodney
AU  - Rodnick, Jonathan E.
AU  - Tobolic, Timothy
AU  - Ireland, Belinda
AU  - Segal, Jodi
AU  - Bass, Eric
AU  - Weiss, Kevin B.
AU  - Green, Lee
AU  - Owens, Douglas K.
ED - The Joint American College Of Physicians/american Academy Of Family Physicians Panel On Deep Venous Thrombosis/pulmonary Embolism
TI  - Management of Venous Thromboembolism: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians
AID  - 10.1370/afm.668
DP  - 2007 Jan 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 74--80
VI  - 5
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/5/1/74.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/5/1/74.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2007 Jan 01; 5
AB  - Venous thromboembolism is a common condition affecting 7.1 persons per 10,000 person-years among community residents. Incidence rates for venous thromboembolism are higher in men, African-Americans, and increase substantially with age. It is critical to treat deep venous thrombosis at an early stage to avoid development of further complications, such as pulmonary embolism or recurrent deep venous thrombosis. The target audience for this guideline is all clinicians caring for patients who have been given a diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. The target patient population is patients receiving a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism or lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis.