Noninvasive Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis: Lesson from the Debate about Computerized Impedance Plethysmography

Thromb Haemost 1992; 68(01): 089
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1656325

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

H Bounameaux

The Unit of Angiology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland

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