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Thromb Haemost 1999; 81(06): 994-995
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614616
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Which Assay Is the Most Suitable to Investigate von Willebrand Factor Functional Activity ?

A. Casonato
1   From the University of Padua Medical School, Institute of Medical Semeiotics and Second Chair of Internal Medicine, Padua, Italy
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E. Pontara
1   From the University of Padua Medical School, Institute of Medical Semeiotics and Second Chair of Internal Medicine, Padua, Italy
,
A. Bertomoro
1   From the University of Padua Medical School, Institute of Medical Semeiotics and Second Chair of Internal Medicine, Padua, Italy
,
F. Sartorello
1   From the University of Padua Medical School, Institute of Medical Semeiotics and Second Chair of Internal Medicine, Padua, Italy
,
A. Girolami
1   From the University of Padua Medical School, Institute of Medical Semeiotics and Second Chair of Internal Medicine, Padua, Italy
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Received 21 December 1998

Accepted 10 March 1999

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09 December 2017 (online)

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