Retinal Vein Occlusion and Inherited Conditions Predisposing to Thrombophilia

Rosina Albisinni; Antonio Coppola; Marcello Loffredo; Anna Maria Cerbone; Giovanni Di Minno; Giovanni Maria Greco

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1615445

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 1998; 80(04): 702-703
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615445

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Retinal Vein Occlusion and Inherited Conditions Predisposing to Thrombophilia

Rosina Albisinni

¹From the Departments of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Naples, Italy

,

Antonio Coppola

¹From the Departments of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Naples, Italy

,

Marcello Loffredo

¹Opthalmology, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

,

Anna Maria Cerbone

¹From the Departments of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Naples, Italy

,

Giovanni Di Minno

¹From the Departments of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Naples, Italy

,

Giovanni Maria Greco

¹Opthalmology, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

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