Sex difference in the risk of recurrent venous thrombosis: A detailed analysis in four European cohorts

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1815-1822

  Roach, R E J ^a   Lijfering, W M ^a   Tait, R C ^b   Baglin, T ^c   Kyrle, P A ^d,e   Cannegieter, S C ^a   Rosendaal, F R ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e Karl Landsteiner Institute of Thrombosis Research   (Austria)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Recurrence; Risk; Sex; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EUROPEAN; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEALTH DISPARITY; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD COAGULATION; EUROPE; FACTOR IX; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942987316     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.13116     Document Type: Article

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