Alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk of venous thrombosis

Elisabeth R Pomp; Frits R Rosendaal; Carine J. M Doggen

doi:10.1160/TH07-07-0470

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2008; 99(01): 59-63
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-07-0470

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

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Alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk of venous thrombosis

Authors

Elisabeth R Pomp

¹Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Frits R Rosendaal

¹Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

²Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

³Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Carine J. M Doggen

¹Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Keywords

Alcohol - case-control study - epidemiology - risk factors - venous thrombosis

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