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Thromb Haemost 1993; 70(03): 544
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1649621
Original Article
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

No Evidence of Platelet Activation in Obesity

G Licata
Dept. of Medicine, Univ. of Palermo, Italy
,
R Scaglione
Dept. of Medicine, Univ. of Palermo, Italy
,
C Giammarresi
Dept. of Medicine, Univ. of Palermo, Italy
,
G Davì
1   Dept. of Hematology, Univ. of Chieti, Italy
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Received 18 March 1993

Accepted after revision 16 April 1993

Publication Date:
05 July 2018 (online)

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