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Thromb Haemost 1994; 71(04): 528-529
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1660964
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Associations of von Willebrand Factor with Age, Sex and Other Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis

Andrew D Blann
Department of Surgery, University Hospital of South Manchester, Nell Lane, Didsbury, Manchester M20 8LR, UK
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Received: 09 November 1993

Accepted after revision: 23 December 1993

Publication Date:
06 July 2018 (online)

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