The so-called 'economy class' syndrome or traveller's thrombosis;Das sogenannte 'economy class'-Syndrom oder die Reise-Thrombose

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 239-246

  Nissen, P ^a  

^a Krankenhaus Bad Oeynhausen   (Germany)

Author keywords

air travel; deep vein thrombosis; thromboembolism; travel

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; AIRCRAFT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TRAVEL;

AIRCRAFT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0030762129     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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