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• Ohio.com: Leg pain can signal dangerous blood clot
• Parade: How to Stay Healthy on a Plane -- June 3, 2007
• WebMD: New Air Travel Checklist for Heart Patients -- July 19, 2004

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• Cheney Diagnosed with Blood Clot. CBS News.com. March 5, 2007. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/05/politics/main2537701.shtml?source= mostpop_story
• Compression stockings for preventing deep vein thrombosis in airline passengers. The Cochrane Collaboration. http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab004002.html
• David Bloom's widow: "If one life is saved…" USATODAY.com. March 6, 2006. http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2006-03-06-media-mix_x.htm
• Deep Vein Thrombosis in Air Travelers. International Health News. http://www.yourhealthbase.com/DVT.htm
• Frequent Flyers Beware: Simple Steps Can Prevent "Economy Class Syndrome." Wright State University School of Medicine. http://www.med.wright.edu/whatsnew/2002/economy.html
• How to Stay Healthy on a Plane. Parade. June 3, 2007. http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_06-03-2007/Healthy_Air_Traveler
• Leg pain can signal dangerous blood clot. Ohio.com. http://www.ohio.com/news/nation/28438684.html
• New Air Travel Checklist for Heart Patients. WebMD. July 19, 2004. http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20040719/new-air-travel-checklist-for-heart- patients?src=rss_foxnews
• Traveling with Heart Disease. The Travel Doctor. http://www.travdoc.com/articles/18.html