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. 1991 Mar;73(2):111–115.

Surgical debate. We still have insufficient evidence to support perioperative heparin prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism.

G Sutton 1, S Hosking 1, C D Johnson 1
PMCID: PMC2499363  PMID: 2018313

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