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Case report: lower extremity deep vein thrombosis following an intense calf workout

Eugene S Yim1, Ryan P Friedberg

  • 1Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA. eyim@bidmc.harvard.edu

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