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Thromb Haemost 2011; 105(06): 1105-1106
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-09-0579
Letters to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH

Need for a new paediatric post thrombotic sequelae outcome measure for non-extremity thrombosis

Madhvi Rajpurkar
1   Wayne State University, Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Carmen and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, USA
,
Paul Monagle
2   Royal Children‘s Hospital, Clinical Haematology, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
,
Patricia Massicotte
3   University of Alberta, Pediatrics, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
,
Anthony Chan
4   McMaster University, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Received: 09 September 2010

Accepted after major revision: 11 February 2011

Publication Date:
28 November 2017 (online)

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