The Incidence of First Venous Thromboembolism in and around Pregnancy Using Linked Primary and Secondary Care Data: A Population Based Cohort Study from England and Comparative Meta-Analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Abdul Sultan, Alyshah ^a   Tata, Laila J ^a   Grainge, Matthew J ^a   West, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; SECONDARY CARE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880781850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070310     Document Type: Article

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