Thromb Haemost 1996; 76(03): 476-477
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1650603
Letters to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

No Increased Prevalence of the Factor V Leiden Mutation in Chronic Major Vessel Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)

Irene M Lang
The General Hospital of Vienna, Universiy of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
,
Walter Klepetko
The General Hospital of Vienna, Universiy of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
,
Ingrid Pabinger
The General Hospital of Vienna, Universiy of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Publication History

Received 22 March 1996

Accepted after revision 10 May 1996

Publication Date:
10 July 2018 (online)

 
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