Does the βTG/PF4 Ratio Have Any Value in Myeloproliferative Diseases?

Thromb Haemost 1984; 51(03): 411
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661118

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Does the βTG/PF₄ Ratio Have Any Value in Myeloproliferative Diseases?

P Viero

Divisione di Ematologia, Vicenza, Ospedali Riunti di Bergamo e, Vicenza, Italy
S Cortelazzo

^*Ospedali Generale Regionale, Vicenza, Italy
T Barbui

Divisione di Ematologia, Vicenza, Ospedali Riunti di Bergamo e, Vicenza, Italy

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