Fright of flight-related venous thromboembolism: Evidence or emotion-based?

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1336-1338

  Mac Gillavry, M R ^a   Glas, A S ^a   Bossuyt, P M M ^a   Prins, M H ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

AIRCRAFT; ANXIETY; BLEEDING TENDENCY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLOTHING; DATA ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EMOTIONALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEAR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEG COMPRESSION; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRAVEL; VEIN THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

AIRCRAFT; ANXIETY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; FEAR; HUMAN; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0035167846     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616073     Document Type: Letter

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