Prophylaxis for travel-related thrombosis? No

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2092-2093

  Lubetsky, Aharon ^a,b  

^a The Amalia Biron Research Institute of Thrombosis and Hemostasis   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; AVIATION; BANDAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

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

EID: 13244281649     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2004.01020.x     Document Type: Article

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