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Thromb Haemost 2012; 107(06): 1191-1192
DOI: 10.1160/TH11-12-0845
Letters to the Editor
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Family history of venous thrombosis or sudden death as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism

Paolo Prandoni
1   Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
,
Martin H. Prins
2   Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Technology Assessment, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands
,
Angelo Ghirarduzzi
3   Department of Internal Medicine, Unit of Angiology, S Maria Nuova Hospital, Reggio Emilia, Italy
,
Vittorio Pengo
1   Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
,
Maria T. Sartori
1   Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
,
Maria C. Ugolotti
3   Department of Internal Medicine, Unit of Angiology, S Maria Nuova Hospital, Reggio Emilia, Italy
,
Alessia Bracco
1   Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
,
Maria R. Veropalumbo
3   Department of Internal Medicine, Unit of Angiology, S Maria Nuova Hospital, Reggio Emilia, Italy
,
Franco Noventa
4   Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Group of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Padua, Italy
,
Anthonie W. A. Lensing
5   Centre for Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Received: 08 December 2011

Accepted after major revision: 18 March 2012

Publication Date:
29 November 2017 (online)

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