Traveller's thrombosis: Airlines still not giving passengers the WRIGHT advice!

Phlebology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 257-260

  Scurr, J R H ^a   Ahmad, N ^a   Thavarajan, D ^a   Fisher, R K ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolus; Traveller's thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONSULTATION; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AIRCRAFT; AIRPORTS; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; THROMBOSIS; TRAVEL;

EID: 77958006074     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2009.009070     Document Type: Article

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