Association between B-group vitamins and venous thrombosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 459-467

  Zhou, Kuangguo ^a   Zhao, Ruizhi ^b   Geng, Zhe ^c   Jiang, Lijun ^a   Cao, Yang ^a   Xu, Danmei ^a   Liu, Yin ^d   Huang, Liang ^a   Zhou, Jianfeng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^c Hubei Maternal and Child Health Hospital   (China)

^d HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Meta analysis; Risk factor; Venous thrombosis; Vitamin B12; Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; MULTIVITAMIN; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; COCHRANE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBMED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 84868204046     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: 1573742X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-012-0759-x     Document Type: Article

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