Safety of venous ultrasound in suspected DVT – still a matter of concern?

Jan Beyer-Westendorf

doi:10.1160/TH09-04-0233

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2009; 102(01): 5-6
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-04-0233

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Safety of venous ultrasound in suspected DVT – still a matter of concern?

Jan Beyer-Westendorf

¹University Clinic “Carl Gustav Carus”, Division of Vascular Medicine, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany

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