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. 1988 Nov 12;297(6658):1260, 1262-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.297.6658.1260

Anticoagulant drugs in the elderly: valuable in selected patients.

G D Lowe 1
PMCID: PMC1834733  PMID: 3145075

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