Venous thromboembolism in travellers: Can we identify those at risk?

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 671-675

  McQuillan, Andrew D ^a   Eikelboom, John W ^a,b   Baker, Ross I ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Risk factors; Travel

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; ESTROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRCRAFT; ESTROGENS; FACTOR V; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0142156082     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001721-200310000-00009     Document Type: Article

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