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European Heart Journal 2001 22(12):984-987; doi:10.1053/euhj.2000.2490
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Thromboprophylaxis for atrial flutter

G.Y.H. Lip and S. Kamath

Haemostasis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, U.K.

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