Pregnancy and the Bleeding Time

Thromb Haemost 1992; 68(03): 375
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1656385

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Milenko Ivankovic

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile

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Jaime Pereira

^*Department of Hematology, Catholic University Santiago, Chile

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Alfredo Germain

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile

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Antonio Opazo

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile

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Diego Mezzano

^*Department of Hematology, Catholic University Santiago, Chile

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