Venous thromboembolic disease and pregnancy.
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چکیده
From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (P.E.M.), the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (L.A.P.), and the Department of Anesthesiology (L.A.P.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. Address reprint requests to Dr. Marik at Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 834 Walnut St., Suite 650, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, or at paul.marik@ jefferson.edu.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The New England journal of medicine
دوره 359 19 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008