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Thromb Haemost 2010; 104(04): 655-656
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-08-0527
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Venous thromboembolism, age and hospitalisation: A potentially deadly combination

Francesco Dentali
1   Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Mark Crowther
2   Department of Medicine and Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and St Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton Ontario, Canada
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Received: 13 August 2010

Accepted: 13 August 2010

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24 November 2017 (online)

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