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An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Pulmonary Emboli

Received 12 August 2008 ,Accepted 30 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2009.03.005

EJVES Extra
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 15-17 , August 2009

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