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Thromb Haemost 1997; 78(01): 315-326
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657546
Oral contraceptives and thrombotic disease
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Effect of Oral Contraceptives on Haemostasis Variables

C Kluft
Gaubius Laboratory, TNO-PG, Leiden, The Netherlands
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M Lansink
Gaubius Laboratory, TNO-PG, Leiden, The Netherlands
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