Miconazole Oral Gel Potentiates Warfarin Anticoagulant Activity

Thromb Haemost 2000; 83(05): 794-795
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613916

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M. Silingardi

¹I. Divisione di Medicina Interna, Centro Emostasi e Trombosi, Reggio Emilia, Italy

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¹I. Divisione di Medicina Interna, Centro Emostasi e Trombosi, Reggio Emilia, Italy

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A. Iorio

¹I. Divisione di Medicina Interna, Centro Emostasi e Trombosi, Reggio Emilia, Italy

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I. Iori

¹I. Divisione di Medicina Interna, Centro Emostasi e Trombosi, Reggio Emilia, Italy

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