Deep venous thrombosis among disaster shelter inhabitants following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan: A descriptive study

Phlebology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 257-266

  Shibata, M ^a   Hanzawa, K ^b   Ueda, S ^c   Yambe, T ^d  

^a Miyagi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center ^*  (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPANESE RED CROSS SOCIETY   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Earthquake; Portable ultrasound machine; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILITY; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LEG INJURY; LOWER EXTREMITY DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SLEEP; TSUNAMI; URINARY FREQUENCY; ADULT; EMERGENCY SHELTER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; EMERGENCY SHELTER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TSUNAMIS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84905111429     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268355512474252     Document Type: Article

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