Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 1243-1250 , June 2008

Long-term prognostic factors after thrombolysis for lower limb ischemia

Received 18 December 2007 ,Accepted 26 January 2008.

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PII: S0741-5214(08)00191-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.01.053

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 1243-1250 , June 2008

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