Thromb Haemost 1997; 77(06): 1219
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1656143
Letters to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Relative Risk of Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis in Association with the Factor V Leiden Mutation in a United Kingdom Population

T B Baglin
The Department of Haematology, Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
,
K Brown
The Department of Haematology, Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
,
D Williamson
The Department of Haematology, Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
,
P Baker
The Department of Haematology, Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
,
R Luddington
The Department of Haematology, Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
› Author Affiliations
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Publication History

Received 16 December 1996

Accepted after revision 12 February 1997

Publication Date:
12 July 2018 (online)

 
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