Obesity is a risk factor for thromboembolism

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7690, 2009, Pages 312-

  Burch, David J ^a   O'Neill, Anne Marie ^a  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEATH; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED KINGDOM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 78650759471     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b388     Document Type: Letter

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