A prospective study of risk factors for pulmonary embolism in women

JAMA

Volumn 277, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 642-645

  Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^a   Grodstein, Francine ^a,c   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,c   Manson, JoAnn E ^a,c   Colditz, Graham A ^a,c   Speizer, Frank E ^a   Willett, Walter C ^a,c   Hennekens, Charles H ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031018269     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.8.642     Document Type: Article

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