Interventions to prevent venous thrombosis after air travel, are they necessary? Yes

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2302-2305

  Brenner, B ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ENOXAPARIN;

ARTICLE; AVIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AIRCRAFT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CONGRESSES; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; GUIDELINES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33750084377     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02181.x     Document Type: Article

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