International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 256-259 , March 2010

Incidence of venous thromboembolism in oral and maxillofacial surgery: a retrospective analysis

  • T. Forouzanfar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, VU University Medical Center/Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Tymour Forouzanfar, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, VU University Medical Center/Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), De Boelelaan 1118, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 20 4441023; Fax: +31 20 4441024.
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  • M.W. Heymans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • A. van Schuilenburg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, VU University Medical Center/Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands
    • ,
  • S. Zweegman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology, VU UNiversity Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • E.A.J.M. Schulten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, VU University Medical Center/Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands

,Accepted 13 October 2009.

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PII: S0901-5027(09)01175-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2009.10.024

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 256-259 , March 2010

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