Screening for lower extremity deep venous thrombosis: An improved plethysmographic and Doppler approach
β Scribed by Timothy J. Lepore; Jack Savran; Joseph Van De Water; Harold W. Harrower; Michael Yablonski
- Book ID
- 115692307
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 701 KB
- Volume
- 135
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
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