Clinical trial NCT00994136 - References

Hematologic Disease — Safety of Catheter Lock With or Without Heparin in Implanted Central Venous Catheters

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Locking of Totally Implanted Venous Access Devices and Tunneled Catheters With or Without Heparin: a Randomised Open-labeled Controlled Trial

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