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Thromb Haemost 2008; 99(01): 241-244
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-06-0393
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A commentary: To screen for calf DVT or not to screen? The highly variable practice among Italian centers highlights this important and still unresolved clinical option. Results from the Italian MASTER registry

Gualtiero Palareti
1   University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
,
Giancarlo Agnelli
2   University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
,
Davide Imberti
3   Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
,
Marco Moia
4   IRCCS Maggiore Hospital, Milan, Italy
,
Walter Ageno
5   University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
,
Riccardo Pistelli
6   Catholic University, Rome, Italy, and the MASTER study centers
,
Romina Rossi
2   University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
,
Melina Verso
2   University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
,
for the MASTER investigators › Author Affiliations
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Received: 06 June 2007

Accepted after major revision: 18 November 2007

Publication Date:
24 November 2017 (online)

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