Travel and venous thrombosis: A systematic review

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 262, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 615-634

  Kuipers, S ^a,b   Schreijer, A J M ^a,b   Cannegieter, S C ^a   Buller H R ^b   Rosendaal, F R ^a   Middeldorp, S ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Pulmonary embolism; Review; Travel; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; MONOXERUTIN; PYCNOGENOL;

AVIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAVEL; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AIRCRAFT; ANOXIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MOVEMENT; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 36248979716     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01867.x     Document Type: Review

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