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Long Flights Can Cause Blood Clots, Group Warns

— Boston Globe, August 30, 1997

Airlines Sued over Blood Clots

— The Times, London, January 8, 2001

International Carriers Address New Threat: Coach-Class Syndrome

— Wall Street Journal, June 27, 2001

These three headlines from the general press highlight a growing concern: Is air travel, especially over long distances, associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism?

In 1954, Homans¹ reported on the association between air travel and venous thromboembolism. Fourteen years earlier, Simpson² had already documented a marked increase in the monthly incidence of pulmonary embolism among persons who were . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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