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Thromb Haemost 2013; 109(04): 759-761
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-06-0431
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-06-0431
Letters to the Editor
The role of the metabolic syndrome in patients with provoked venous thromboembolic events
Further Information
Publication History
Received:
26 June 2012
Accepted after major revision:
20 January 2012
Publication Date:
22 November 2017 (online)
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