Current and former smoking and risk for venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Smoking is a well-established risk factor for atherosclerotic disease, but its role as an independent risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis to summarize all published prospective studies and case-control studie...

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Main Authors: Yun-Jiu Cheng, Zhi-Hao Liu, Feng-Juan Yao, Wu-Tao Zeng, Dong-Dan Zheng, Yu-Gang Dong, Su-Hua Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001515
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