Increased risk of venous thrombosis in persons with clinically diagnosed superficial vein thrombosis: Results from the MEGA study

Blood

Volumn 118, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 4239-4241

  Van Langevelde, Kirsten ^a   Lijfering, Willem M ^a   Rosendaal, Frits R ^a   Cannegieter, Suzanne C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERFICIAL THROMBOPHLEBITIS; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 80054096602     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 15280020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-05-356071     Document Type: Article

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