Alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk of venous thrombosis

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-63

  Pomp, Elisabeth R ^a   Rosendaal, Frits R ^a   Doggen, Carine J M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Case control study; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; FIBRINOGEN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOWN-REGULATION; FACTOR VII; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 38349171163     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-07-0470     Document Type: Article

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