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Caprini versus Padua venous thromboembolism risk assessment scores

A comparative study in hospitalized patients at a tertiary center

Nora Trabulsi, Abdulmajeed M. Khafagy, Lenah S. Alhazmi, Abdullah M. Alghamdi, Abdulmajeed A. Alzahrani, Mohanned M. Banaamah, Ali Farsi, Alaa Shabkah, Ali Samkari, Marwan Al-Hajeili, Ahmed Abduljabbar and Mohammad Wazzan
Saudi Medical Journal April 2024, 45 (4) 362-368; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.4.20230954

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