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Thromb Haemost 1998; 79(05): 1060-1061
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615124
Letters to the Editor
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Thromboprophylaxis in Antiphospholipid Syndrome Pregnancies with Previous Cerebral Arterial Thrombotic Events: Is Warfarin Preferable?

Beverley J. Hunt
1   From the Lupus Research Unit, London, UK
,
Munther Khamashta
1   From the Lupus Research Unit, London, UK
,
Lorin Lakasing
2   From the Department of Obstetrics, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
,
Frances M. K. Williams
1   From the Lupus Research Unit, London, UK
,
Cathy Nelson Piercy
2   From the Department of Obstetrics, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
,
Susan Bewley
2   From the Department of Obstetrics, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
,
G. R. V. Hughes
2   From the Department of Obstetrics, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
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Received 12 September 1997

Accepted after resubmission 23 January 1998

Publication Date:
27 December 2017 (online)

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