Inherited and acquired thrombophilic alterations in patients with superficial vein thrombosis of lower limbs

Cristina Legnani; Michela Cini; Benilde Cosmi; Massino Filippini; Elisabetta Favaretto; Gualtiero Palareti

doi:10.1160/TH13-11-0925

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Thromb Haemost 2014; 111(06): 1194-1196
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-11-0925

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Inherited and acquired thrombophilic alterations in patients with superficial vein thrombosis of lower limbs

Cristina Legnani

¹Department Angiology and Blood Coagulation “Marino Golinelli”, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

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Michela Cini

¹Department Angiology and Blood Coagulation “Marino Golinelli”, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

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Benilde Cosmi

¹Department Angiology and Blood Coagulation “Marino Golinelli”, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

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Massino Filippini

¹Department Angiology and Blood Coagulation “Marino Golinelli”, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

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Elisabetta Favaretto

¹Department Angiology and Blood Coagulation “Marino Golinelli”, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

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Gualtiero Palareti

¹Department Angiology and Blood Coagulation “Marino Golinelli”, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

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