Air travel and pulmonary embolism: "economy class syndrome".
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چکیده
Air travel is implicated as a predisposing factor for thromboembolism, which at times can have catastrophic consequences. We present three cases who developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and subsequent pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) after transatlantic air travel.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 57 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008