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Thromb Haemost 1997; 78(01): 736-741
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657621
Newer antithrombotic agents
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Antithrombotic Strategies Targeting Thrombin Activities, Thrombin Receptors and Thrombin Generation

Laurence A Harker
Division of Hematology and Oncology; and Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Stephen R Hanson
Division of Hematology and Oncology; and Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Andrew B Kelly
Division of Hematology and Oncology; and Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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12 July 2018 (online)

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