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Thromb Haemost 2001; 85(04): 754-755
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615672
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Rebuttal to: Passive Smoking Adversely Affects the Haemostasis/Fibrinolytic Parameters in Healthy Non-smoker Offspring of Healthy Smokers

K. W. E. Denson
1   Thame Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research Foundation, Thame, Oxon, UK
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Received 13 December 2000

Accepted 28 December 2000

Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)

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