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Thromb Haemost 2005; 94(06): 1118-1119
DOI: 10.1160/TH05-11-0712
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Epithelium, heal thyself !

Mitchell A. Olman
1   Department of Medicine and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Received 02 November 2005

Accepted 03 November 2005

Publication Date:
07 December 2017 (online)

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