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Pulmonary Embolism (cont.)

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  1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008). The Surgeon General's call to action to prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Available online: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/deepvein.

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