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Thromb Haemost 1997; 78(01): 478-482
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657573
New aspects of APC resistance
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Resistance to Activated Protein C (APC-resistance)

Rogier M Bertina
Haemostasis and Thrombosis Research Center, University Hospital Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
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12 July 2018 (online)

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