Thromb Haemost 2004; 92(02): 229-231
DOI: 10.1160/TH04-05-0305
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Clopidogrel “resistance”

Karsten Schrör
1   Institut für Pharmakologie und Klinische Pharmakologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
,
Artur Aron Weber
1   Institut für Pharmakologie und Klinische Pharmakologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
,
Thomas Hohlfeld
1   Institut für Pharmakologie und Klinische Pharmakologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Publication History

Received 17 May 2004

Accepted 25 May 2004

Publication Date:
30 November 2017 (online)

 

 
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