Prolonged work- and computer-related seated immobility and risk of venous thromboembolism

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 447-454

  Healy, Bridget ^a   Levin, Erik ^a   Perrin, Kyle ^b   Weatherall, Mark ^b   Beasley, Richard ^a,c,d  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CAPITAL AND COAST DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SITTING; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 78349269080     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2010.100155     Document Type: Article

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