Incidence rate of symptomatic venous thromboembolic disease in patients from a medical care program in Buenos Aires, Argentina: A prospective cohort

Thrombosis Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Vázquez, Fernando J ^a   Posadas Martínez, María L ^a   Vicens, Jimena ^a   González Bernaldo de Quirós, Fernán ^a   Giunta, Diego H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84881130995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14779560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-9560-11-16     Document Type: Article

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