Risk of venous thromboembolism greatest within two weeks of long-haul flight

Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-135

  Paganin, Fabrice ^a  

^a GHSR   (France)

Author keywords

Air travel; Deep vein thrombosis; Incidence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FLIGHT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; TRAVEL;

EID: 13244299004     PISSN: 14629410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.03.017     Document Type: Note

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