Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in psychiatric settings
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Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
N EI’I‘HER the frequency nor the importance of the debilitating and fatal consequences of thromlx~embolic disease has heen fully appreciated t)y must physicians. The following data are presented to stress the high frequent)of this disease. the serious and important nature of its associated sequelae and the difficulties encountered in making the clinical diagnosis. Deep \.enous thrombosis and pu...
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عنوان ژورنال: The European Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0213-6163
DOI: 10.4321/s0213-61632009000100002