Smoking in arterial and venous thrombosis: The missing link?

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 92-

  Tosetto, Alberto ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; FACTOR V; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTHROMBIN; SMOKING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 38349146812     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21114     Document Type: Editorial

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