Journal article
Secular Trends in Occurrence of Acute Venous Thromboembolism: The Worcester VTE Study (1985-2009)
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The clinical epidemiology of venous thromboembolism has changed recently because of advances in identification, prophylaxis, and treatment. We sought to describe secular trends in the occurrence of venous thromboembolism among residents of the Worcester, Massachusetts, metropolitan statistical area.
METHODS: Population-based methods were used to monitor trends in event rates of first-time or recurrent venous thromboembolism in 5025 …
Authors
Huang W; Goldberg RJ; Anderson FA; Kiefe CI; Spencer FA
Journal
The American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 127, No. 9, pp. 829–839.e5
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.03.041
ISSN
0002-9343