Emotional and psychological coping after venous thromboembolism

Thromb Haemost 2009; 102(06): 1007-1008
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-09-0648

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Schattauer GmbH

Samuel Z. Goldhaber

¹Venous Thromboembolism Research Group, Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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