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Thromb Haemost 1984; 51(02): 296
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661084
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

The Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Platelet Function and Hemostatic Balance in Healthy People

H Sinzinger
Atherosclerosis Research Group (ASF) at the Department of Medical Physiology, University of Vienna and Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Research Group (ATK) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, A-1090 Vienna, Schwarzspanierstraße 17, Austria
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Received 30 August 1983

Accepted 14 February 1984

Publication Date:
19 July 2018 (online)

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