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Formation of Blood Clots During Travel Independent of Form of Travel
medindia 8870 Posts It is normally thought that risks of blood clots are high during air travel, and not with other forms of travel. New research has dispelled this common opinion, by suggesting...Read More
Posted on : Tuesday, August 22, 2006 12:00 AM

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DVT is more common in the west than in Asian countires. This maybe related to higher hemoglobin levels in the anglo-saxons and more viscoisty of the blood making it more prone to clot. In comparision the average hemoglobin of Indian women is only 10 gms/dl.

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