Long-haul flights do not activate hemostasis in young healthy men [6]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1539-1541

  Boccalon, H ^a   Boneu, B ^a   Emmerich, J ^b   Thalamas, C ^c   Ruidavets, J B ^d  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^c CHU PURPAN   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING AND BLOOD CLOTTING FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FLIGHT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VOLUNTEER; ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ANOXIA; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAVEL; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ANOXIA; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; BODY WEIGHT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 25144465052     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01469.x     Document Type: Letter

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