Long lives, short indications

Grace H. Ku; Henny H. Billett

doi:10.1160/TH04-06-0399

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2005; 93(01): 17-22
DOI: 10.1160/TH04-06-0399

Review Article

Schattauer GmbH

Long lives, short indications

The case for removable inferior cava filters

Authors

Grace H. Ku

¹Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
Henny H. Billett

¹Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA

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Keywords

Temporary - removable - retrievable - vena cava filter

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