Thromb Haemost 2015; 114(05): 883-884
DOI: 10.1160/TH15-10-0774
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Genetic aspects of thrombotic disease

Pablo García de Frutos
1   Department of Cell Death and Proliferation, IIBB-CSIC and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
,
Bengt Zöller
2   Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University/Region Skåne, Malmö, Sweden
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Further Information

Publication History

Received: 05 October 2015

Accepted: 05 October 2015

Publication Date:
06 December 2017 (online)

 

 
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