Thromb Haemost 2004; 91(04): 828-830
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614274
Letters to the Editor
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Coagulation factor levels and venous thrombosis in the black population

Raj K. Patel
,
Elizabeth Ford
,
Jill Thumpston
,
Roopen Arya
Further Information

Publication History

Received 21 August 2003

Accepted after resubmission 16 October 2003

Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)

 

 
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