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Thromb Haemost 1999; 82(02): 673-683
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615896
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The Use of Soluble Fibrin in Evaluating the Acute and Chronic Hypercoagulable State

Carl-Erik Dempfle
1   University of Heidelberg, Mannheim University Hospital, Mannheim, GERMANY
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