High incidence of concomitant venous thromboembolism in patients with portal vein thrombosis: A population study based on 23 796 consecutive autopsies [8]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 198-200

  Ögren, Mats ^a   Bergqvist, D ^a   Bjorck M ^a   Acosta, S ^b   Sternby, N H ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM CANCER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AUTOPSY; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PORTAL VEIN; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33845529496     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02264.x     Document Type: Letter

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