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Adi, Y., Bayliss, S., Rouse, A. & Taylor, R. (2004). The association between air travel and deep vein thrombosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 4:7.
Aerospace Medical Assn., Medical Guidelines Task Force (2003). Medical Guidelines for Airline Travel, 2nd ed. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 74, No. 5, Section II, pp. A7-A8.
Air Travel Working Party (British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee) (2005). Managing passengers with respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations. Thorax, Vol. 57, pp. 289-304.
Anand, S., Wells, P., Hunt, D., Brill-Edwards, P., Cook, D., & Ginsberg, J. (1998). Does this patient have deep-vein thrombosis? Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 279, pp. 1094-1099.
Aryal, K., & Al-khaffaf, H. (2006). Venous thromboembolic complications following air travel: What's the quantitative risk? A literature review. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 31, pp. 187-199.
Black, J. (1993). Deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Lancet, Vol. 342, pp. 352-353.
Cambell, C., & Rayner, C. (2005). Guidelines for the prevention of venous thromboembolism during long haul flights. Thorax, Vol. 58, 91-94. [Letter]
Cannegieter, S., Doggen, C., van Houwelingen, J., & Rosendaal, F. (2006). Travel-related venous thrombosis: Results from a large population-based case control study (MEGA study). PLoS Med, 3(8): e307.
Chen, B. (2001). Economy class syndrome? Canadian Medical Assn. Journal, Vol. 165, p. 467.
Dalen, J. (2003). Economy class syndrome: Too much flying or too much sitting? Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 163, pp. 2674-2676.
DeLoughery, T. (2001). Wearing elastic compression stockings during long-haul flights prevented the development of deep venous thrombosis. Evidence-Based Medicine, Vol. 6, p. 169.
Egermayer, P. (2001). The "economy class syndrome": Problems with the assessment of risk factors for venous thromboembolism. Chest, Vol. 129, pp. 1047-1048.
Ferriman, A. (2000). Travellers should be warned of thrombosis risk. British Medical Journal, Vol. 321, p. 1310.
Geroulakos, G. (2001). The risk of venous thromboembolism from air travel. British Medical Journal, Vol. 322, p. 188.
Goldhaber, S., & Morrison, R. (2002). Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis. Circulation, Vol. 106, pp. 1436-1438.
Greenleaf, J., Rehrer, N., Mohler, S., Quach, D., & Evans, D. (2004). Airline chair-rest deconditioning: Induction of immobilisation thromboemboli? Sports Medicine, Vol. 34, 705-725.
Hughes, R., Hopkins, R., Hill, S., Weatherall, M., Van de Water, N., Nowitz, M., Milne, D., Ayling, J., Wilsher, M., & Beasley, R. (2003). Frequency of venous thromboembolism in low to moderate risk long distance air term travellers: the New Zealand Air Traveller's Thrombosis (NZATT) study. Lancet, Vol. 362, pp. 2039-2044.
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Iqbal, O., Eklof, B., Tobu, M., & Fareed, J. (2003). Air travel-associated venous thromboembolism. Medical Principles & Practice, Vol. 12, pp. 73-80.
Isayev, Y., Chan, R., & Pullicino, P. (2002). "Economy Class" stroke syndrome? Neurology, Vol., 58, pp. 960-961.
Jacobson, B., Philippides, M., Malherbe, M., & Becker, P. (2002). Risk factors for deep vein thrombosis in short-haul cockpit crews: A prospective study. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 73, pp. 481-484.
Jagathesan, T., Houston, S., & Evans, A. (2003). Axillary vein thrombosis and congenital dysfibrogenemia in a commercial pilot: A case report. Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 74, pp. 981-984.
James, P. (1996). 'Jet leg', pulmonary embolism and hypoxia. Lancet, Vol. 347, p.1697.
Kahn, S. (1998). The clinical diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis. Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 158, pp.2315-2323.
Kesteven, P., & Robinson, B. (2001). Clinical risk factors for venous thrombosis associated with air travel. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 72, pp. 125-128.
Keynan, Y., Bitterman, N., & Bitterman, H. (2006). Hypoxia–reoxygenation contributes to increased frequency of venous thromboembolism in air travellers. Medical Hypotheses, Vol. 66, pp. 165-168.
Kyrle, P., & Eichinger, S. (2005). Deep vein thrombosis. The Lancet, Vol. 365, pp. 1163-1174.
Landgraff, A. (1994). Economy class syndrome: Rheology, fluid balance and lower leg oedema during a simulated 12 hour long distance flight. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 65, pp. 930-935.
Low, J., & Chan, D. (2002). Air travel in older people. Age & Ageing, Vol. 31, pp. 17-22.
Martinelli, I., Taioli, E., Battaglioli, T., Podda, G., Passamonti, S.,Pedotti, P., & Mannucci, P. (2003). Risk of venous thromboembolism after air travel: Interaction with thrombophilia and oral contraceptives. Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 163, pp. 2771-2774.
Mercer, A., & Brown, J. (1998). Venous thromboembolism associated with air travel: A report of 33 patients. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 69, pp. 154-157.
Mohler, S. (1997). Blood clotting presents serious medical problems for passengers and crews, especially on long flights. Flight Safety Foundation: Human Factors & Aviation Medicine, Vol. 44, No. 4.
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Paganin, F., Bourde, A., Yvin, J.-L., Genin, R., Guijarro, J.-L., Bourdin, A., & Lassalle, C. (2003). Venous thromboembolism in passengers following 12-h flight: A case control study. Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 74, pp. 1277-1280.
Perez-Rodriguez, E., Jimenez, D., Diaz, G., Perez-Walton, I., Luque, M., Guillen, C., Manas, E., & Yusen, R. (2003). Incidence of air travel-related pulmonary embolism at the Madrid-Barajas airport. Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 163, pp. 2766-2770.
Pulmonary Embolism Prevention (PEP) Trial Investigators. (2000). Prevention of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis with low dose aspirin. Lancet, Vol. 355, pp. 1295-1302.
Romero, A., Alonso, C., Rincon, M., Medrano, J., Santos, J.-M., Calderon, E., Marin, I., & Gonzalez, M.-A, (2005). Risk of venous thromboembolic disease in women. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Vol. 121, pp. 8-17.
Schreijer, A., Cannegieter, S., Meijers, J., Middeldorp, S., Buller, H., & Rosendaal, F. (2006). Activation of coagulation system during air travel: A crossover study. Lancet, Vol. 367, Vol. 832-838.
Schwarz, T., Siegert, G., Oettler, W., Halbritter, K., Beyer, J., Frommhold, R., Gehrisch, S., Lenz, F., Kuhlisch, E., Schroeder, H., & Schellong, S. (2003). Venous thrombosis after long-haul flights. Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 163, pp. 2759-2764.
Scurr, J. (2002). Travellers' thrombosis. Journal of the Royal Society of Health, Vol. 122, pp. 11-13.
Scurr, J., Machin, S., Bailey-King, S., Mackie, I., McDonald, S., & Coleridge Smith, P. (2001). Frequency and prevention of symptomless deep-vein thrombosis in long-haul flights: A randomised trial. Lancet, Vol. 357, pp. 1485-1489.
Shaw, M., Leggat, P., & Huggard, P. (2003). Case report: Bilateral calf (tibial) deep venous thrombosis following air travel. Travel Medicine & Infectious Disease, Vol. 1, pp. 193-196.
Shrivastava, J. (2003). Deep vein thrombosis in commercial pilot: A case report. Indian Journal of Aerospace Medicine, Vol. 47 (2), pp. 17-20.
Shuster, S. (1996). Jet flight leg. Lancet, Vol. 347, pp. 832-833.
Simons, R., & Krol, J. (1996). Jet leg, pulmonary embolism and hypoxia [letter]. Lancet, Vol. 348, p.416.
Smeeth, L., Cook, C., Thomas, S., Hall, A., Hubbard, R., & Vallance, P. (2006). Risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after acute infection in a community setting. The Lancet, Vol. 367, pp. 1075-1079.
Stricker, H. (2006). Clotting in the air. The Lancet, Vol. 367, pp. 792-794.
Tasker, A., Akinola, O., & Cohen, A. (2004). Review of venous thromboembolism associated with air travel. Travel Medicine & Infectious Disease, Vol. 2, pp. 75-79.
Watson, H. (2005). Travel and thrombosis. Blood Reviews, Vol. 19, pp. 235-241.
Weiss, R. A., & Duffy, D. (1999). Clinical benefits of lightweight compression: Reduction of venous-related symptoms by ready-to-wear lightweight gradient hosiery. Dermatologic Surgery, Vol. 25, pp. 701-704.