Seasonal Variation in Onset of Pulmonary Embolism is Independent of Patients' Underlying Risk Comorbid Conditions

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-43

  Manfredini, Roberto ^a   Gallerani, M ^a   Boari, B ^a   Salmi, R ^b   Mehta, R H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronobiology; Pulmonary embolism; Season

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONOBIOLOGY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INJURY; ITALY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGERY; WINTER;

EID: 2142718196     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107602960401000106     Document Type: Article

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