Body height and risk of venous thromboembolism: The Tromsø Study.

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Published in Am J Epidemiol on April 23, 2010

Authors

Sigrid K Braekkan1, Knut H Borch, Ellisiv B Mathiesen, Inger Njølstad, Tom Wilsgaard, John-Bjarne Hansen

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, Norway. sigrid.brakkan@uit.no

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