Prevention of venous thrombosis with elastic stockings during long-haul flights: The LONFLIT 5 JAP study

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-201

  Belcaro, G ^a   Cesarone, M R ^a   Nicolaides, A N ^a   Ricci, A ^a   Geroulakos, G ^a   Shah, S S G ^a   Ippolito, E ^a   Myers, K A ^a   Bavera, P ^a   Dugall, M ^a   Moia, M ^a   Di Renzo, A ^a   Errichi, B M ^a   Brandolini, R ^a   Griffin, M ^a   Ruffini, I ^a   Acerbi, G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Airplanes; Deep venous thrombosis; Edema; Elastic compression; Flight microangiopathy; Long haul flights; Noninvasive investigations; Prevention; Travel; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTIC STOCKINGS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FLIGHT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TIBIAL VEIN; VEIN;

EID: 0042329744     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107602960300900303     Document Type: Article

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