The argument against everyone with hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic syndrome being given prophylactic treatment dose anticoagulation

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  • Ketan Dhatariya Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UY
  • Philip Weston

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https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2021.314

Author Biography

Ketan Dhatariya, Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UY

Consultant in diabetes, endocrinology and general medicine

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2021-12-17

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