Venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and the post-partum period: Incidence and risk factors in a large Victorian health service

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-49

  Sharma, Sanjay ^a   Monga, Deepika ^a  

^a BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT); Epidemiology; Risk factors; Thromboembolism; Thromboprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VICTORIA;

EID: 39049142608     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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