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Thromb Haemost 1993; 70(06): 1063-1064
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1649726
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

In Vivo Effect of Echis carinatus Venom Observed in a Woman in Mali

N Ajzenberg
1   The Services d’hématologie biologique et de, Hôpital A. Béclère, Clamart, France, et
,
P Cherin
2   Médecine Interne, Hôpital A. Béclère, Clamart, France, et
,
D Diallo
3   Laboratoire d’Hématologie, Hôpital du Point G, Bamako, Mali
,
F Bridey
1   The Services d’hématologie biologique et de, Hôpital A. Béclère, Clamart, France, et
,
F Brivet
2   Médecine Interne, Hôpital A. Béclère, Clamart, France, et
,
M Dreyfus
1   The Services d’hématologie biologique et de, Hôpital A. Béclère, Clamart, France, et
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Received 03 May 1993

Accepted after revision 30 July 1993

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06 July 2018 (online)

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