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Thromb Haemost 2002; 87(02): 360-361
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613009
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A Rebuttal: Counseling Pregnant Women with Factor V Leiden Homozygosity: Use Absolute instead of Relative Risk

Saskia Middeldorp
1   Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
,
Jan van der Meer
2   Department of Hematology, Division of Hemostasis, Thrombosis and Rheology, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
,
Karly Hamulyák
3   Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
,
Harry R. Büller
1   Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Received 09 October 2001

Accepted 05 November 2001

Publication Date:
13 December 2017 (online)

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