Venous thrombo-embolism at high altitude

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-62

  Bucur, Lonelj ^a,b  

^a King Fahad Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KinFahad Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; High altitude; Left lower limb; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005896164     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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