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Guidelines on the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients treated surgically, including patients under 18 years of age

Zbigniew Krasiński, Tomasz Urbanek, Anetta Undas, Joanna Rupa-Matysek, Aleksander Araszkiewicz, Katarzyna Derwich, Aneta Klotzka, Artur Antoniewicz, Beata Begier-Krasińska, Cezary Piwkowski, Tomasz Banasiewicz, Marcin Gabriel, Piotr Ładziński, Witold Tomkowski, Dawid Murawa, Rodryg Ramlau, Piotr Rutkowski, Piotr Pruszczyk, Filip M. Szymański, Andrzej Szuba, Tomasz Zubilewicz, Stefan Sajdak, Jerzy Windyga
DOI: 10.5603/AA.2021.0006
Acta Angiologica 2021;27(3):81-112.

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