Long-haul flights and deep vein thrombosis: A significant risk only when additional factors are also present

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 653-654

  Patel, Raj K ^a   Hossain, Upal ^a   Barnes, Jules A ^a   Arya, Roopen ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airline flights; Deep vein thrombosis; Long haul travel; Risk factors; Thromboprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRCRAFT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036182396     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0007-1048.2001.03330.x     Document Type: Article

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