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Spontaneous Sublingual Haematoma in a 90-year Old Patient: A Complication of Direct Oral Anticoagulants

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|May 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 111 - 114
Submitted on: Jun 6, 2019
Accepted on: Jan 30, 2020
Published on: May 6, 2020
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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