Thromb Haemost 2016; 116(05): 780
DOI: 10.1160/TH16-09-0701
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Young platelets out-of-control

Robert Flaumenhaft
1   Division of Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Publication History

Received: 13 September 2016

Accepted after major revision: 13 September 2016

Publication Date:
30 November 2017 (online)

Insight on Stratz et al. Thromb 2016; 116: 941-948.

 
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