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Thromb Haemost 1996; 76(06): 0824-0834
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1650673
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Inherited Thrombophilia*: Part 2

David A Lane
1   The Charing Gross and Westminster Medical School, London, UK
,
Pier M Mannucci
2   IRCCS Maggiore Hospital, Milan, Italy
,
Kenneth A Bauer
3   Beth Israel Hospital, Boston USA
,
Rogier M Bertina
4   University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands
,
Nikolay P Bochkov
5   Research Centre of Medical Genetics, Moscow, The Russian Federation
,
Victor Boulyjenkov
6   WHO, Switzerland
,
Mammen Chandy
7   Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India
,
Björn Dahlbäck
8   University of Lund, Malmö, Sweden
,
E K Ginter
9   Institute of Clinical Genetics, Moscow, The Russian Federation, USA
,
Joseph P Miletich
10   Washington University, St Louis, USA
,
Frits R Rosendaal
4   University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands
,
Uri Seligsohn
11   Institute of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Received 16 April 1996

Accepted after revision 30 July 1996

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* Based upon the World Health Organisation report of a Joint World Health Organisation/International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Meeting held in Geneva, 6-8 November 1995. Published with permission of the World Health Organisation. 1Meeting Rapporteur; 2ISTH Secretariat, 6WHO Secretariat


 

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