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Belcaro, G., Cesarone, M.R., Dugall, M., Vinciguerra, G., Ledda, A., Errichi, B.M. (2005). Venous Thromboembolism from Air Travel: The LONFLIT Studies. In: Shirato, K. (eds) Venous Thromboembolism. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/4-431-27121-X_10
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