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Thromb Haemost 1995; 74(01): 197-203
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1642676
Symposium
Venous Thromboembolism:Diagnosis and Therapy
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism

Jan W ten Cate
Center for Thrombosis, Hemostasis, Atherosclerosis and Inflammation Research, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
,
Maria M W Koopman
Center for Thrombosis, Hemostasis, Atherosclerosis and Inflammation Research, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
,
Martin H Prins
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
,
Harry R Büller
Center for Thrombosis, Hemostasis, Atherosclerosis and Inflammation Research, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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09 July 2018 (online)

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