Epidemiology of first and recurrent venous thromboembolism: A population-based cohort study in patients without active cancer

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 255-263

  Martinez, Carlos ^a   Cohen, Alexander T ^b   Bamber, Luke ^c   Rietbrock, Stephan ^a  

^a Institute for Epidemiology Statistics and Informatics GmbH   (Germany)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMOKING; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FACTUAL DATABASE; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905164111     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-09-0793     Document Type: Article

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