Venous Thromboembolism — Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy Study
Citation(s)
Bergrem A, Jacobsen EM, Skjeldestad FE, Jacobsen AF, Skogstad M, Sandset PM The association of antiphospholipid antibodies with pregnancy-related first time venous thrombosis--a population-based case-control study. Thromb Res. 2010 May;125(5):e222-7. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2009.12.006. Epub 2010 Jan 6.
Jacobsen AF, Skjeldestad FE, Sandset PM Ante- and postnatal risk factors of venous thrombosis: a hospital-based case-control study. J Thromb Haemost. 2008 Jun;6(6):905-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.02961.x. Epub 2008 Mar 21.
Jacobsen AF, Skjeldestad FE, Sandset PM Incidence and risk patterns of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy and puerperium--a register-based case-control study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Feb;198(2):233.e1-7. Epub 2007 Nov 12.
Venous Thromboembolism and Intrauterine Fetal Death in Pregnancy - Epidemiology and Pathogenic Mechanisms
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