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Thromb Haemost 1999; 82(06): 1769-1770
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614914
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Plasma Thrombomodulin Level Is Correlated with those of the Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor and Hepatic Cytolysis Markers in Patients with Mediterranean Spotted Fever

Albert Sotto
1   From the Service de Médecine Interne B, Hôpital Carémeau, Nîmes, France
,
Chantal Assens
2   Unité des Greffes Tissulaires, ETS Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpellier, France
,
Madeleine Berard
3   INSERM U353, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
,
Jacques Jourdan
1   From the Service de Médecine Interne B, Hôpital Carémeau, Nîmes, France
,
Marie-Claire Boffa
3   INSERM U353, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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Received 17 May 1999

Accepted 22 June 1999

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10 December 2017 (online)

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