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Thromb Haemost 1996; 75(03): 524-525
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1650313
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Oral Contraceptives and Screening for Factor V Leiden

Frits R Rosendaal
1   The Dept of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Received 07 December 1995

Accepted after revision 12 December 1995

Publication Date:
26 July 2018 (online)

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