Pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19 and its treatment based on low-molecular-weight heparin

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Amin Hosseini, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

BSc. Master’s Student in Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Fatemeh Bahramnezhad, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

PhD. Assistant Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Affiliated member, Spiritual Health Group, Research Center of Quran, Hadith and Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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2020-08-06

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Hosseini A, Bahramnezhad F. Pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19 and its treatment based on low-molecular-weight heparin. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 6 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];138(4):349-51. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/660

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