Frequency, demographics and risk (according to tumour type or site) of cancer-associated thrombosis among patients seen at outpatient DVT clinics

Paneesha, Shankaranarayana; McManus, Aidan; Arya, Roopen; Scriven, Nicholas; Farren, Timothy; Nokes, Tim; Bacon, Sue; Nieland, Anthea; Cooper, Derek; Smith, Harry; O’Shaughnessy, Denise; Rose, Peter; the VERITY Investigators, for

doi:10.1160/th09-06-0397

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Frequency, demographics and risk (according to tumour type or site) of cancer-associated thrombosis among patients seen at outpatient DVT clinics

Published in Thrombosis and Haemostasis • Dec 18, 2009

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Shankaranarayana Paneesha

Aidan McManus

Roopen Arya

Abstract

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a clinically important complication for both hospitalised and ambulatory cancer patients. In the current study, the frequency, demographics and risk (according to tumour site) of VTE were examined among patients seen at outpatient DVT (deep-vein thrombosis) clinics. O...

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Medicine

Odds ratio

Cancer

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