Does weather influence the development of deep venous thrombosis? The answer may be blowing in the wind

Thromb Haemost 2009; 102(04): 611-612
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-07-0468

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Schattauer GmbH

Authors

John H. Reid

¹Department of Radiology, Borders General Hospital, Melrose, Scotland, UK

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