Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor (PA-lnhibitor) Activity in the Blood of Patients with Deep Vein Thrombosis

Thromb Haemost 1985; 54(03): 725
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1660108

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

J A Paramo

^*The Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Research, University of Leuven, Belgium

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A de Boer

^**The Thrombosis Service, Municipal Hospital Bergweg, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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M Colucci

^*The Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Research, University of Leuven, Belgium

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J J C Jonker

^**The Thrombosis Service, Municipal Hospital Bergweg, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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D Collen

^*The Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Research, University of Leuven, Belgium

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