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Clinical focus: Current Issues in Venous Thromboembolism - Review

Post-hospital discharge venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in medically ill patients

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Pages 51-63 | Received 28 Oct 2020, Accepted 12 Jan 2021, Published online: 09 Feb 2021

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