Deep vein thrombosis and air travel: Record linkage study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7423, 2003, Pages 1072-1075

  Kelman, C W ^a   Kortt, M A ^a   Becker, N G ^b   Li, Z ^b   Mathews, J D ^a   Guest, C S ^b   Holman, C D J ^c  

^a Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing ^*  (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CHILD; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FLIGHT; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG THROMBOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGED; AIRCRAFT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0242574304     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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