Racial and ethnic differences in the risk of postpartum venous thromboembolism: A population-based, case-control study

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2002-2009

  Blondon, M ^a,b   Harrington, L B ^b   Righini, M ^a   Boehlen, F ^a   Bounameaux, H ^a   Smith, N L ^b,c,d  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental Population Groups; Epidemiology; Ethnic groups; Postpartum period; Pregnancy; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POSTPARTUM VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PUERPERAL DISORDER; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; BLACK PERSON; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DELIVERY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PUERPERIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84916598783     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12747     Document Type: Article

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