The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 843-848 , October 2009

Venous thromboembolism in patients receiving multimodality therapy for thoracic malignancies

Received 9 October 2008 ,Revised 10 January 2009 ,Accepted 9 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.02.028

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 843-848 , October 2009

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