Thrombosis and air travel

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 149-154

  Giangrande, Paul L F ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DALTEPARIN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGE; BLEEDING; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEHYDRATION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOPHILIA; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033917029     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2000.00047     Document Type: Review

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