The LONFLIT4-VENORUTON study: A randomized trial prophylaxis of flight-edema in normal subjects

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-23

  Belcaro, Gianni ^a   Cesarone, Maria Rosaria ^a   Nicolaides, Andrew N ^a   Geroulakos, George ^a   Acerbi, Giovanni ^a   Candiani, Carlo ^a   Griffin, Maura ^a   Bavera, Peter ^a   Dugall, Mark ^a   Brandolini, Rossella ^a   Di Renzo, Andrea ^a   Ricci, Andrea ^a   Ippolito, Edmondo ^a   Winford, Michelle ^a   Golden, Gerard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Airplanes; Chronic venous insufficiency; Edema; Long haul flights; Microangiopathy; Noninvasive investigations; Prevention; Pulmonary embolism; Travel; Venous disease; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

MONOXERUTIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FLIGHT; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; TRAVEL;

EID: 0037217952     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107602960300900102     Document Type: Article

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