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Thromb Haemost 2000; 83(06): 962-963
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613950
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Should Superficial Vein Thrombosis of the Proximal Greater Saphenous Vein Be Objectively Evaluated in Emergency Wards?

Sergio Siragusa
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Luigi Quartero
1   Servizio di Analisi Microbiologiche, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Received 14 December 1999

Accepted after revision 04 February 2000

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14 December 2017 (online)

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