The influence of meteorological variables on the development of deep venous thrombosis

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 676-682

  Brown, Helen K ^a   Simpson, A John ^a   Murchison, John T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Deep venous thrombosis; Epidemiology; Venous thromboembolism; Weather

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SEASONS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WIND;

EID: 70449487788     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-04-0214     Document Type: Article

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