European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , January 2003

Incidence of diagnosed deep vein thrombosis in the general population: Systematic review

,Accepted 29 August 2002.

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doi: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1778

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , January 2003

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