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Prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism in the elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

HGM Shetty  and
PA Routledge
HGM Shetty*
Affiliation:
University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
PA Routledge
Affiliation:
University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
*
HGM Shetty, B6 Stem, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF4 4XN, UK.
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Clinical geriatrics
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , November 1996 , pp. 325 - 332
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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