Thrombosis as a complication of extended stay at high altitude

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 197-201

  Anand, A C ^a,b   Jha, S K ^a   Saha, A ^a   Sharma, V ^a   Adya, C M ^a  

^a Department of Ophthalmology and Vitreo Retinal Surgery   (India)

^b BASE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; THROMBOSIS; TIME;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT ADMISSION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0035406680     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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