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Prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with stroke—enoxaparin vs unfractionated heparin

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The synopsis was written by Alexandra King, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Bernstein, R. Prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with stroke—enoxaparin vs unfractionated heparin. Nat Rev Neurol 3, 542–543 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0613

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