Anticoagulation quality and the risk of recurrence of venous thromboembolism

Daniela Poli; Emilia Antonucci; Gabriele Ciuti; Rosanna Abbate; Domenico Prisco

doi:10.1160/TH07-05-0348

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2007; 98(05): 1148-1150
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-05-0348

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Anticoagulation quality and the risk of recurrence of venous thromboembolism

Authors

Daniela Poli

¹Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
Emilia Antonucci

¹Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
Gabriele Ciuti

¹Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
Rosanna Abbate

¹Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
Domenico Prisco

¹Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy

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