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Thromb Haemost 2009; 102(01): 07-14
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-03-0185
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Clopidogrel response variability: Current status and future directions

José Luis Ferreiro
1   University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Dominick J. Angiolillo
1   University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Received: 20 March 2009

Accepted after minor revision: 15 April 2009

Publication Date:
24 November 2017 (online)

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Footnote: Dr. Jose Luis Ferreiro is recipient of a 2008 Grant for Postgraduates in Universities and Research Centers from Fundacion Caixa Galicia.


 

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