Is smoking a risk factor for venous thromboembolism?

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 881-882

  Baglin, Trevor ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FIBRINOGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

AGE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036847518     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613323     Document Type: Letter

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