Abstract Thorogood M (Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Oxford,
Gibson Building, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK), Mann J, Murphy M and Vessey M. Risk …

Objective.—To determine the frequency of pulmonary embolism in patients admitted for
treatment of deep venous thrombosis. Design.—An open, multicenter, dose-ranging study to …

Methods This is a retrospective, single-center study, which investigates the etiology of
venous thromboembolism, on the records of patients hospitalized in internal medicine for …

In the last ten years, several risk factors that increase the risk of venous thrombosis have
been discovered. Venous thrombosis is a multicausal disease in which several risk factors …

Dear Sir, Awareness of the need to prevent thrombosis has never been higher. Recently, the
Surgeon General in the United States has issued a 'call to action'to prevent deep venous …

Objective To study the adverse outcomes and its predictors during anticoagulant therapy in
patients with venous thromboembolic disease (VTD) from a rural population. Methods This is …

PURPOSE: Among patients with deep vein thrombosis, hypercoagulable conditions impart a
substantial risk of recurrent thrombosis. We sought to determine the cost-effectiveness of …

Epidemiology, at its heart, is a search for patterns in the distribution of disease that can offer
pointers to etiology or viable preventive interventions. For most students, their first encounter …

SIR: Venous thrombosis is a common condition with a major contribution both to the
morbidity and mortality within the Western world [1–3]. Several inherited and acquired risk …

Background There has been concern that a disproportionate use of some health services
exists among races. Whether this applies to patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) or deep …