Venous thrombotic burden and the risk of subsequent overt cancer

Paolo Prandoni; Anthonie W. A. Lensing; Martin H. Prins; Sabina Villalta; Susanna Negri; Andrea Piccioli; Franco Noventa

doi:10.1160/TH15-02-0146

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2015; 114(04): 864-865
DOI: 10.1160/TH15-02-0146

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Venous thrombotic burden and the risk of subsequent overt cancer

Paolo Prandoni

¹Department of Cardiovascular Sciences University of Padua, Italy

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Anthonie W. A. Lensing

¹Department of Cardiovascular Sciences University of Padua, Italy

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Martin H. Prins

³Department of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands

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Sabina Villalta

²Department of Medicine, University of Treviso, Italy

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Susanna Negri

¹Department of Cardiovascular Sciences University of Padua, Italy

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Andrea Piccioli

¹Department of Cardiovascular Sciences University of Padua, Italy

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Franco Noventa

¹Department of Cardiovascular Sciences University of Padua, Italy

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