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Current Pharmaceutical Design

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1381-6128
ISSN (Online): 1873-4286

Perspective

Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism beyond Anticoagulation

Author(s): Lampros Lakkas and Christos S. Katsouras*

Volume 30, Issue 18, 2024

Published on: 24 April, 2024

Page: [1382 - 1385] Pages: 4

DOI: 10.2174/0113816128308493240418075258

Price: $65

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