Inflammatory cytokines as risk factors for a first venous thrombosis: a prospective population-based study.
<h4>Background</h4>In case-control studies, elevated levels of interleukins 6 and 8 have been found to be associated with an increased risk of venous thrombosis (VT). Because of the design of these studies, it remained uncertain whether these alterations were a cause or a result of the V...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-08-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030334 |