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Prophylaxis against thromboembolism in neurosurgical patients: a survey of current practice in the United Kingdom

P. H. Stephens, M. T. Healy, M. Smith, D. A. Jewkes Department of Anaesthetics, Royal London Hospital Trust, Whitechapel, London, and; Department of Neuroanaesthesia, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UK
Pages 159-164 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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