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AHRQ Guides on Preventing Clots

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released two new guides, one for physicians and one for consumers. A 60-page publication, "Preventing Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism," is designed to help hospitals and clinicians implement a quality improvement strategy. A 12-page booklet, "Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots," is aimed at consumers.

For a free single copy of these publications, call the AHRQ at 800-358-9295; or view the hospital guide at www.ahrq.gov/qual/vtguide, and the consumer guide at www.ahrq.gov/consumer/bloodclots.htm.

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