The risk of venous thrombosis after air travel: contribution of clinical risk factors

Br J Haematol. 2014 May;165(3):412-3. doi: 10.1111/bjh.12724. Epub 2014 Jan 15.

Authors

Saskia Kuipers¹, Annemarie Venemans, Saskia Middeldorp, Harry R Büller, Suzanne C Cannegieter, Frits R Rosendaal

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Hematology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

PMID: 24428564
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12724

No abstract available

Keywords: air travel; malignancy; pregnancy; surgery; venous thrombosis.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Air Travel / statistics & numerical data*
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Pregnancy
Risk
Risk Factors
Venous Thrombosis / epidemiology*
Venous Thrombosis / etiology