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Thromb Haemost 1985; 53(03): 437
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661427
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Does Dipyridamole Have Antithrombotic Potential?

E A Loeliger
Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Received 21 November 1984

Accepted 19 February 1985

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18 July 2018 (online)

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