Deep venous thrombosis: a new task for primary health care. A randomised economic study of outpatient and inpatient treatment.

Objective: A health economic evaluation of two alternative treatment settings, inpatient care and outpatient care, for acute deep venous thrombosis.

Design: A randomised multicentre trial in a defined population in regular clinical practice.

Setting: Hospitals and related health care centres in the Jönköping county council in Sweden.