Letter by Violi and Pignatelli regarding article, "Effects of random allocation to vitamin E supplementation on the occurrence of venous thromboembolism: Report from the women's health study"

Circulation

Volumn 117, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Violi, Francesco ^a   Pignatelli, Pasquale ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A INHIBITOR; THROMBIN INHIBITOR; VITAMIN K GROUP;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RISK REDUCTION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOPLASTIN; VITAMIN E;

EID: 42149090991     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.742577     Document Type: Letter

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