AIR TRAVEL AND THROMBOTIC EPISODES: THE ECONOMY CLASS SYNDROME
The LancetPublished 1 August 1988
JohnM. Cruickshank, Richard Gorlin, Bryan Jennett
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Le risque de thrombose des veines profondes and d'embolie pulmonaire est eleve lors des voyages aeriens de longue duree, surtout en classe economique.
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Le risque de thrombose des veines profondes et d'embolie pulmonaire est eleve lors des voyages aeriens de longue duree, surtout en classe economique. Discussion de 6 observations, dont 3 avec facteurs predisposants dans les antecedents
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