Direct oral anticoagulants: integration into clinical practice

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Direct oral anticoagulants: integration into clinical practice

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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal

سال: 2014

ISSN: 0032-5473,1469-0756

DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2013-132474