Risk for DVT for airline passengers and flying personnel

Occupational Ergonomics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-67

  Sudoł Szopińska, Iwona ^a   Błachowiak, Krzysztof ^b   Koziński, Piotr ^c  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b Provincial Hospital   (Poland)

^c MILITARY INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Economy class syndrome; Flying personnel; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250904156     PISSN: 13599364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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