Gender as a risk factor for pulmonary embolism after air travel

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1165-1168

  Lapostolle, Frédéric ^a   Le Toumelin, Philippe ^a   Chassery, Carine ^a   Galinski, Michel ^a   Ameur, Lydia ^a   Jabre, Patricia ^a   Lapandry, Claude ^a   Adnet, Frédéric ^a  

^a AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Clinical studies; Pulmonary embolism; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVIATION; BAYES THEOREM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRENCH POLYNESIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AIRCRAFT; BAYES THEOREM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIS; POLYNESIA; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRAVEL;

EID: 73049094812     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-06-0407     Document Type: Article

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