A soft popliteal mass and pulmonary embolism

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 270-272

  Leu, A J ^a   Canova, C R ^a   Hoffmann, U ^a   Enzler, M ^a   Cassina, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN ANEURYSM;

EID: 0033198493     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1998.0732     Document Type: Article

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