{"id":1965,"date":"2020-07-14T22:35:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T03:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/?page_id=1965"},"modified":"2025-02-18T12:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:45:23","slug":"checklist-blood-clot-risk-factors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/checklist-blood-clot-risk-factors\/","title":{"rendered":"Checklist for Blood Clot Risk Factors"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565108755911{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=&#8221;span&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/risk-factors-checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download and print the checklist<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"file-details\">[PDF \u2013 635 KB]<\/span>[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565707657804{margin-top: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/spreadtheword\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/stcsptw-header.jpg&#8221; 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