Diagnosis of venous thromboembolism: Step-by-step approach to a still lethal disease

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 175-180

  Rubins, Jeffrey B ^a   Rice, Kathryn ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; IMPEDANCE PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0033927357     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2000.07.1160     Document Type: Article

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