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Thromb Haemost 2001; 85(01): 184-185
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612926
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A Rapid Assay for the vWF Protease

David L. Aronson
1   Hematology Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
,
Dennis M. Krizek
1   Hematology Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
,
Margaret E. Rick
1   Hematology Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Received 05 June 2000

Accepted after revision 11 August 2000

Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)

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