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Thromb Haemost 2007; 98(01): 126-128
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-05-0363
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Thrombosis and cancer: A personal view

Maria Benedetta Donati
1   Research Laboratories, “John Paul II” Centre for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Catholic University, Campobasso, Italy
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Received 22 May 2007

Accepted 23 May 2007

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29 November 2017 (online)

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