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. 2018 Mar 8;2(2):182-185.
doi: 10.1002/rth2.12084. eCollection 2018 Apr.

Direct oral anticoagulant use and risk of perioperative bleeding: Evidence of absence or absence of evidence?

Willem M Lijfering  1 , Ynse I G V Tichelaar  2   3
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Direct oral anticoagulant use and risk of perioperative bleeding: Evidence of absence or absence of evidence?

Willem M Lijfering et al. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. .
No abstract available

Keywords: anticoagulants; atrial fibrillation; hemorrhage.

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