Thromb Haemost 2006; 96(06): 862-863
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-09-0531
Letters to the Editor
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No effect of oral hormone replacement therapy on platelet function in postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease

N. Håkan Wallén
1   Department of Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
3   Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Internal Medicine, Danderyds Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
,
Nailin Li
1   Department of Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
,
Margita Eriksson-Berg
2   Cardiology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
,
Britt-Marie Landgren
4   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
,
Karin Schenck-Gustafsson
2   Cardiology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
,
Paul Hjemdahl
1   Department of Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Publication History

Received 20 September 2006

Accepted after revision 20 October 2006

Publication Date:
29 November 2017 (online)

 

 
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