The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 86-90 , August 1995

Calf vein thrombi are not a benign finding

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☆ Recipient of the Allastair Karmody Essay Award.

☆☆ Presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of The Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 22–26, 1995.

PII: S0002-9610(99)80261-X

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 86-90 , August 1995

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