Prolonged seated immobility at work is a common risk factor for venous thromboembolism leading to hospital admission

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-135

  Aldington, S ^a   Pritchard, A ^a   Perrin, K ^a   James, K ^a   Wijesinghe, M ^a   Beasley, R ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Immobility; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism; Work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED SITTING; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 39149138133     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01597.x     Document Type: Article

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