Anticoagulation of a Thrombosed Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Complicated by Rupture of the Contralateral Aneurysm
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عنوان ژورنال: EJVES Extra
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1533-3167
DOI: 10.1016/s1533-3167(03)00024-4