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Pustovoĭt A.A.

Kafedra fakul'tetskoĭ khirurgii lechebnogo fakul'teta Rossiĭskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta, Moskva

Gavrilov S.G.

Russian National Research Medical University nabbed after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia

Zolotukhin I.A.

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Tactics in patients with superficial thrombophlebitis

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Pustovoĭt A.A., Gavrilov S.G., Zolotukhin I.A.

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Journal: Journal of Venous Disorders. 2011;5(3): 46‑52

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To cite this article:

Pustovoĭt AA, Gavrilov SG, Zolotukhin IA. Tactics in patients with superficial thrombophlebitis. Journal of Venous Disorders. 2011;5(3):46‑52. (In Russ.)

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