Fetal head impaction as a cause of iliofemoral phlebothrombosis: Contribution to the pathogenesis of deep vein thrombosis during pregnancy

Thromb Haemost 2007; 97(02): 322
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-12-0685

Letters to the Editor

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Milan Terzic

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

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Olivera Kontic-Vucinic

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

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