Estimates of risk of venous thrombosis during pregnancy and puerperium are not influenced by diagnostic suspicion and referral basis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 825-829

  Melis, Floortje ^a   Vandenbrouke, Jan P ^a   Büller, Harry R ^a   Colly, Louisa P ^a   Bloemenkamp, Kitty W M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnostic suspicion; Pregnancy; Puerperium; Referral bias; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 4644305850     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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