Venous thromboembolism associated with train travel

Kashyap, Jeet Ram; D’Cruz, Sanjay; Chauhan, Sandeep; Kochhar, Suman

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02170.x

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To the Editor: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is frequently described among air travellers but data on VTE related to train travel are limited.1-3 We report a case of VTE in a patient after a prolonged train journey.

Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.

Correspondence: jeetramkashyap@yahoo.com

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