Global public awareness of venous thromboembolism

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1365-1371

  Wendelboe, A M ^a   McCumber, M ^a   Hylek, E M ^b   Buller, H ^c   Weitz, J I ^d   Raskob, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Awareness; Prevention; Public health; Risk factors; Thrombosis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; BLOOD CLOT; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; GERMANY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY; THAILAND; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937868954     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.13031     Document Type: Article

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