Thromb Haemost 2015; 114(03): 446-448
DOI: 10.1160/TH15-08-0632
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Platelets, inflammation and anti-inflammatory drugs in ACS and CAD

Karsten Schrör
1   UniversitätsKlinikum Düsseldorf, Institut für Pharmakologie und Klinische Pharmakologie, Düsseldorf, Germany
,
Kurt Huber
2   3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria
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Further Information

Publication History

Received: 07 August 2015

Accepted: 07 August 2015

Publication Date:
29 November 2017 (online)

 

 
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