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Distal deep vein thrombosis

What’s the best treatment?

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Received from the Section of General Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53792.

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Powers, L.R. Distal deep vein thrombosis. J Gen Intern Med 3, 288–293 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02596345

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