Prophylaxis for travel-related thrombosis? Yes

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2089-2091

  Brenner, B ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

AIRPORT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SITTING; STROKE; THROMBOPHILIA; TRAVEL; VARICOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AIRCRAFT; ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 13244262798     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2004.01036.x     Document Type: Article

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