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Clinical focus: Current Issues in Venous Thromboembolism - Review

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in high-risk orthopedic and cancer surgery

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Pages 20-26 | Received 08 Dec 2020, Accepted 15 Feb 2021, Published online: 28 Mar 2021

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