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Thromb Haemost 2002; 87(03): 548-549
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613044
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Rebuttal to: von Willebrand Factor-cleaving Protease in Childhood Diarrhoea-associated Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome

Han-Mou Tsai
1   Division of Hematology, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
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Phillip I. Tarr
2   Division of Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
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Received 13 August 2001

Accepted 17 August 2001

Publication Date:
14 December 2017 (online)

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