Doctors say leg pain can signal deadly blood clot
Monday, September 15, 2008 - 10:15
in Health & Medicine
(AP) -- Far too many Americans are dying of dangerous blood clots that can masquerade as simple leg pain, says a major new government effort to get both patients and their doctors to recognize the emergency in time.
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