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Review
. 2015 Dec;15(6):598-9.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-6-598a.

Venous thromboembolism: a role for weight-stratified thromboprophylaxis?

Aishwarrya Balaji  1 , Rachel Mercer  1 , Jason Mainwaring  2
Affiliations
Review

Venous thromboembolism: a role for weight-stratified thromboprophylaxis?

Aishwarrya Balaji et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2015 Dec.
No abstract available

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