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Thromb Haemost 1991; 65(05): 467-473
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1648173
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Immunological Detection of Activated Platelets in Clinical Disorders

Charles Abrams
The Hematology-Oncology Section, Department of Medicine and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
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Sanford J Shattil
The Hematology-Oncology Section, Department of Medicine and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
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Received 18 December 1990

Accepted after revision 02 February 1991

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24 July 2018 (online)

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