Smoking, surgery, and venous thromboembolism risk in women: United Kingdom cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Evidence about the effect of smoking on venous thromboembolism risk, generally and in the postoperative period, is limited and inconsistent. We examined the incidence of venous thromboembolism in relation to smoking habits, both in the absence of surgery and in the first 12 postoperative...

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Principais autores: Sweetland, S, Parkin, L, Balkwill, A, Green, J, Reeves, G, Beral, V
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2013