TY - JOUR AU - van Es, Nick AU - Le Gal, Grégoire AU - Otten, Hans-Martin AU - Robin, Philippe AU - Piccioli, Andrea AU - Lécumberri, Ramon AU - Jara-Palomares, Luis AU - Religa, Piotr AU - Rieu, Viriginie AU - Rondina, Matthew T AU - Beckers, Mariëlle M AU - Prandoni, Paolo AU - Salaun, Pierre-Yves AU - Nisio, Marcello Di AU - Bossuyt, Patrick M AU - Büller, Harry R AU - Carrier, Marc PY - 2017 DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015562 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11293 T2 - BMJ open AB - Occult cancer is present in 4%-9% of patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE). Screening for cancer may be considered in these patients, with the aim to diagnose cancers in an early, potentially curable stage. Information is needed about... LA - en KW - epidemiology KW - thromboembolism KW - vascular medicine KW - Early Detection of Cancer KW - Humans KW - Mass Screening KW - Neoplasms KW - Prospective Studies KW - Research Design KW - Risk Factors KW - Systematic Reviews as Topic KW - Venous Thromboembolism TI - Screening for cancer in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. TY - research article VL - 7 ER -