European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 297-300 , August 2010

Use of vitamin K antagonists and risk of subarachnoid haemorrhage: A population-based case-control study

  • Morten Olsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Olof Palmes Allé 43-45, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Olof Palmes Allé 43-45, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark. Tel.: +45 8942 4800; fax: +45 8942 4801.
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  • Martin Berg Johansen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Olof Palmes Allé 43-45, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
    • ,
  • Steffen Christensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Olof Palmes Allé 43-45, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
    • ,
  • Henrik Toft Sørensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Olof Palmes Allé 43-45, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark

Received 6 January 2010 ,Revised 14 April 2010 ,Accepted 25 April 2010.

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PII: S0953-6205(10)00085-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2010.04.009

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 297-300 , August 2010

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