Sedentary work and risk of venous thromboembolism

• Main Authors: Camilla Ditlev Lindhardt Johannesen (Author), Esben Meulengracht Flachs (Author), Niels Erik Ebbehøj (Author), Jacob L Marott (Author), Gorm Boje Jensen (Author), Børge G Nordestgaard (Author), Peter Schnohr (Author), Jens Peter Ellekilde Bonde (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: Prolonged seated immobility during long-distance flights is related to an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), but little, if anything, is known about the risk related to sedentary work. The objective of this paper was to examine the risk of VTE according to sitting posture at...