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Thromb Haemost 2000; 83(05): 796-797
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613918
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613918
Letters to the Editor
Lack of Association of the Prothrombin Gene Variant G20210A with Myocardial Infarction in Caucasian Males
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Received
14 September 1999
Accepted after resubmission
15 December 1999
Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)
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