Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 98-105 , September 2006

Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Venous Thromboembolism

  • Karin Weichman
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  • Jack E. Ansell

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jack E. Ansell, MD, Professor, Boston University Medical Center, E113, 88 East Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2006.04.002

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 98-105 , September 2006

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