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Thromb Haemost 2005; 93(03): 620-622
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616563
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616563
Letters to the Editor
Different effects of low-dose transdermal and oral oestrogen therapy on procarboxypeptidase U, an inhibitor of fibrinolysis, in healthy postmenopausal women: A randomised, placebo-controlled study
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Grant support: This work was supported by research grants from the Netherlands Heart Foundation (grant 95.201), Biocare Foundation (grant 96.312), and Schering AG (Berlin, Germany, grant 96.083). J. R. Leurs was a research assistant of the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen).
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Publication History
Received
26 July 2004
Accepted after resubmission 28 December 2004
Publication Date:
14 December 2017 (online)
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