Duration and magnitude of the postoperative risk of venous thromboembolism in middle aged women: prospective cohort study.

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Published in BMJ on December 03, 2009

Authors

Siân Sweetland1, Jane Green, Bette Liu, Amy Berrington de González, Marianne Canonico, Gillian Reeves, Valerie Beral, Million Women Study collaborators

Author Affiliations

1: Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Richard Doll Building, Oxford OX3 7LF.

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