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The value of family history as a risk indicator for venous thrombosis.
Archives of internal medicine - 23 Mar 2009
Bezemer Irene D, van der Meer Felix J M, Eikenboom Jeroen C J, Rosendaal Frits R, Doggen Carine J M
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BACKGROUND: A positive family history of venous thrombosis may reflect the presence of genetic risk factors. Once a risk factor has been identified, it is not known whether family history is of additional value in predicting an individual's risk. We studied the contribution of family history to the risk of venous thrombosis in relation to known risk factors. METHODS: In the Multiple Environmental and Genetic...
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