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Thromb Haemost 2004; 91(05): 1053-1055
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614205
Letters to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH

Absence of thromboembolic complications in patients with hereditary bleeding disorders undergoing major orthopaedic surgery without antithrombotic prophylaxis

Massimo Franchini
,
Annarita Tagliaferri
,
Gina Rossetti
,
Corrado Pattacini
,
Donatella Pozzoli
,
Claudio Lorenz
,
Giorgio Gandini
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Received 14 September 2003

Accepted after resubmission 05 March 2004

Publication Date:
15 December 2017 (online)

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