The risk of cancer in patients with venous thromboembolism does not exceed that expected in the general population after the first 6 months

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1126-1127

  Prandoni, P ^a   Casiglia, E ^b   Piccioli, A ^c   Ghirarduzzi, A ^d   Pengo, V ^a   Gu, C ^e   Douketis, J D ^e  

^a Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences   (Italy)

^b Clinical and Experimental Medicine   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Angiology Unit   (Italy)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKEMIA; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SKIN CANCER; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; NEOPLASM; RISK FACTOR;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 77953745947     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03797.x     Document Type: Letter

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