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Comment
. 2020 May 2;395(10234):e75.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30926-0. Epub 2020 Apr 21.

Hospital-based use of thromboprophylaxis in patients with COVID-19

Alex C Spyropoulos  1 , Walter Ageno  2 , Elliot S Barnathan  3
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Hospital-based use of thromboprophylaxis in patients with COVID-19

Alex C Spyropoulos et al. Lancet. .
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