Venous Thromboembolism: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Prevention

Overview

Journal J Gen Intern Med

Publisher Springer

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1986 Nov 1

PMID 3098941

Citations 3

Authors

D M Becker

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