Air travel and fatal pulmonary embolism

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 807-814

  Parkin, Lianne ^a   Bell, Melanie L ^a   Herbison, G Peter ^a   Paul, Charlotte ^a   Skegg, David C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clinical epidemiological studies; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRCRAFT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; ODDS RATIO; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 33646439554     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH05-12-0813     Document Type: Article

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