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Thromb Haemost 2010; 104(06): 1089-1092
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-05-0267
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Eradication of hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism

Samuel Z. Goldhaber
1   Venous Thromboembolism Research Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Received: 02 May 2010

Accepted after minor revision: 24 July 2010

Publication Date:
24 November 2017 (online)

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