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Thromb Haemost 2002; 88(03): 539-540
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613252
Letters to the Editor
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Transition from Unfractionated Heparin to Low Molecular Weight Heparins

William A. Ghali
1   Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
,
Andre Pannatier
2   The Faculty of Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
,
Ross T. Tsuyuki
3   The Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
,
Russell D. Hull
1   Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
,
Elizabeth MacKay
1   Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
,
Hude Quan
1   Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
,
Jacques Cornuz
2   The Faculty of Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Received 29 March 2002

Accepted after resubmission 06 May 2002

Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)

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