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Thrombophlebitis and pseudothrombophlebitis in the ED

Michael Joseph Drescher
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Michael Joseph Drescher
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  • From the Department of Traumatology and Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, CT. USA
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Alan Jon Smally
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine/Trauma, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT. USA

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  • Department of Emergency Medicine/Trauma, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT. USA

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90185-6

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