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Thromb Haemost 2001; 86(04): 1117-1118
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616543
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Coagulation Factor XIII Levels in UK Asian Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus and Coronary Artery Disease

Darren Warner
1   Academic Unit of Molecular Vascular Medicine, Research School of Medicine, The University of Leeds, UK
,
Michael Mansfield
1   Academic Unit of Molecular Vascular Medicine, Research School of Medicine, The University of Leeds, UK
,
Peter J. Grant
1   Academic Unit of Molecular Vascular Medicine, Research School of Medicine, The University of Leeds, UK
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Received 30 April 2001

Accepted after resubmission 07 June 2001

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09 December 2017 (online)

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