Risk of Venous Thromboembolism after Air Travel: Interaction with Thrombophilia and Oral Contraceptives

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 2771-2774

  Martinelli, Ida ^a   Taioli, Emanuela ^a   Battaglioli, Tullia ^a   Podda, Gian Marco ^a   Passamonti, Serena Maria ^a   Pedotti, Paola ^a   Mannucci, Pier Mannuccio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; HOMOCYSTEINE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FLIGHT; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOPHILIA; TRAVEL; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AIRCRAFT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME; THROMBOPHILIA; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0038180285     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.163.22.2771     Document Type: Article

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