Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 103-109 , March 2007

Cardiovascular Diseases and the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism: A Hospital-based Case-control Study

  • Chen-Chang Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Division of Clinical Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chen-Chang Yang, Division of Clinical Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chih-Chin Kao

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 2 May 2006 ,Accepted 22 December 2006.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70339-9

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70339-9

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 103-109 , March 2007

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