Coeliac disease and risk of venous thromboembolism: A nationwide population-based case-control study

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 499-501

  Johannesdottir, Sigrun Alba ^a   Erichsen, Rune ^a   Horváth Puhó, Erzsébet ^a   Schmidt, Morten ^a   Sørensen, Henrik Toft ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coeliac disease; Deep vein thrombosis; Epidemiology; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNDROME DELINEATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELIAC DISEASE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860009759     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09030.x     Document Type: Letter

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