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Thromb Haemost 2014; 111(06): 1191-1193
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-12-1012
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-12-1012
Letters to the Editor
Atherosclerosis is not a risk factor for antiplatelet factor 4/heparin antibody formation after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
Financial support: This work was supported by grants HL112903 and HL099973.
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Publication History
Received:
11 December 2013
Accepted after minor revision:
09 January 2014
Publication Date:
02 December 2017 (online)
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