Comment on the use of computational models to study the effect of apixaban and rivaroxaban on thrombin generation

Thromb Haemost 2016; 115(04): 869-870
DOI: 10.1160/TH15-09-0699

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Authors

Romy M. W. Kremers

¹Synapse bv, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
Rob J. Wagenvoord

¹Synapse bv, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
H. Coenraad Hemker

¹Synapse bv, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

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