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Inferior vena cava filter in patients with venous thromboembolism and major bleeding events: building the evidence

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    Alessia Abenante, Francesca Zuretti & Francesco Dentali

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Abenante, A., Zuretti, F. & Dentali, F. Inferior vena cava filter in patients with venous thromboembolism and major bleeding events: building the evidence. Intern Emerg Med 14, 1019–1020 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-019-02107-2

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