Thromboprophylaxis following hip and knee arthroplasty
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Iranian Joint Registry(Iranian National Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Registry)
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1444-0903
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2013.02864.x