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Advances in Hematology
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 157483, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/157483
Review Article
Obstetric Thromboprophylaxis: The Swedish Guidelines
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska University Hospital, 14186 Stockholm, Sweden
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenburg, 41345 Gothenburg, Sweden
3Department of Antenatal Care, Primary Care South Bohuslän, 43102 Molndal, Sweden
Received 28 April 2011; Accepted 5 October 2011
Academic Editor: Thomas Kickler
Copyright © 2011 Pelle G. Lindqvist and Margareta Hellgren. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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