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Thromb Haemost 2008; 100(01): 160-162
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-05-0275
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Heparin is procoagulant in the absence of antithrombin

Stephanie A. Smith
1   Department of Internal Medicine
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James H. Morrissey
2   Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Received 01 May 2008

Accepted after minor revision 16 May 2008

Publication Date:
22 November 2017 (online)

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