The risk of venous thrombosis during prolonged travel;Thromboserisiko auf langeren reisen

Medizinische Welt

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 139-141

  Haas, Sylvia ^a  

^a Inst Experimentelle Onkologie T   (Germany)

Author keywords

Risk factors; Thrombosis; Travel

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN;

HYPOTHESIS; IMMOBILIZATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYNDROME; TRAVEL; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033920589     PISSN: 00258512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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