Explanations for coagulation activation after air travel

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 971-978

  Schreijer, A J M ^a,b   Hoylaerts, M F ^c   Meijers, J C M ^b   Lijnen, H R ^c   Middeldorp, S ^a   Buller H R ^b   Reitsma, P H ^a   Rosendaal, F R ^a   Cannegieter, S C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air travel; Coagulation; Hypoxia; Inflammation; Stress; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8C; ELASTASE; INTERLEUKIN 8; PADGEM PROTEIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; PROTEIN; THROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AVIATION; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PNEUMONIA; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; VIRUS INFECTION; BLOOD; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; METABOLISM; TRAVEL; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AVIATION; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77953759681     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03819.x     Document Type: Article

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