The inferior vena cava filter: How could a medical device be so well accepted without any evidence of efficacy?

Vinay Prasad; Jason Rho; Adam Cifu

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.2725

The inferior vena cava filter: How could a medical device be so well accepted without any evidence of efficacy?

Vinay Prasad, Jason Rho, Adam Cifu

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	493-495
Number of pages	3
Journal	JAMA internal medicine
Volume	173
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.2725
State	Published - Apr 8 2013
Externally published	Yes

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