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Thromb Haemost 2002; 88(06): 1073-1074
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613361
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613361
Letters to the Editor
Absence of Factor V Leiden Mutation and Low Prothrombin G 20210 A Mutation Prevalence in a Healthy Moroccan Population
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Publication History
Received
12 August 2002
Accepted after revision
12 September 2002
Publication Date:
09 December 2017 (online)
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