Efficacy of low doses of heparin in prevention of deep-vein thrombosis after major surgery. A double-blind, randomised trial.

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Published in Lancet on July 15, 1972

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V V Kakkar, T Corrigan, J Spindler, D P Fossard, P T Flute, R Q Crellin, S Wessler, E T Yin

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