Thromb Haemost 1997; 78(01): 108-111
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657510
Understanding the initiation of blood coagulation
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Activation of the Factor VII-Tissue Factor Pathway

Kenneth A Bauer
Hematology-Oncology Section, Department of Medicine, Brockton-West Roxbury Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Publication Date:
12 July 2018 (online)

 
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