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Cundiff, D.K. Letter to the editor. J GEN INTERN MED 17, 85 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.11138.x

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Keywords

  • Deep Venous Thrombosis
  • Venous Thromboembolism
  • Oral Anticoagulation
  • Phenylbutazone
  • Dalteparin