Incidence of venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and the puerperium: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 245-253

  Meng, Kaikai ^a   Hu, Xiaolan ^b   Peng, Xiaoxia ^b   Zhang, Zhenyu ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Incidence; Meta analysis; Pregnancy; Puerperium; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL LEG DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEFT SIDED LEG DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; LEG THROMBOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; PUERPERIUM; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RIGHT SIDED LEG DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; BLOOD; FEMALE; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84923328582     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.913130     Document Type: Review

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