Importance of family history as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism

Circulation

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 996-997

  Eikelboom, John W ^a,c   Weitz, Jeffrey I ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Editorial; epidemiology; risk factors; thrombosis; venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EDITORIAL; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC RISK; GROUPS BY AGE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 80052302917     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.048868     Document Type: Editorial

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