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Thromb Haemost 1997; 78(05): 1420-1421
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1665425
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Serum Thrombopoietin Levels Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

E M Richards
1   The Department of Haematology, Adden-brooke’s NHS Trust, Cambridge, U.K.
,
G J M Alexander
2   The Department of Hepatology, Adden-brooke’s NHS Trust, Cambridge, U.K.
,
J L Nichol
3   Amgen Inc. Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.A.
,
T P Baglin
1   The Department of Haematology, Adden-brooke’s NHS Trust, Cambridge, U.K.
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Received 13 1997

Accepted after revision 27 June 1997

Publication Date:
12 July 2018 (online)

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