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Aspirin or low-molecular weight heparin for thromboprophylaxis after a fracture? That is the question
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Camporese G, Prandoni P, Ageno W. Aspirin or low-molecular weight heparin for thromboprophylaxis after a fracture? That is the question. Bleeding Thromb Vascul Biol [Internet]. 2023 May 17 [cited 2025 Nov. 7];2(2). Available from: https://www.btvb.org/btvb/article/view/82
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