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Theme: Thrombosis - Review

Post-thrombotic syndrome: current prevention and management strategies

Raphael Guanella Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. [email protected]; Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. [email protected]
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Susan R Kahn Division of Internal Medicine and Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Medicine, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada; Division of Internal Medicine and Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Medicine, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
Pages 1555-1566 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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