Body Height and Incident Risk of Venous Thromboembolism: A Cosibling Design [Original Articles]

Conclusions— Height is an independent predictor of VTE. The use of sibling pairs reduces the likelihood that familial confounding explains the results. The findings are important for the understanding of the pathogenesis of VTE.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Genetics, Embolism, Thrombosis Original Articles Source Type: research