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Thromb Haemost 2005; 94(06): 1338-1339
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615589
Letters to the Editor
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Prothrombin overload causes thromboembolic complications in prothrombin complex concentrates: In vitro and in vivo evidence

Claudia Grundmann
1   Department of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine
,
Roland Plesker
2   Department of Veterinary Medicine
,
Manuela Kusch
1   Department of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine
,
Kay Martin Hanschmann
3   Department of Biostatistics, Paul Ehrlich Institut, Langen, Germany
,
Stefanie Eich
1   Department of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine
,
Rainer Seitz
1   Department of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine
,
Herbert König
1   Department of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine
› Author AffiliationsGrant support: This work was supported by a grant from the Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
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Received 21 March 2005

Accepted after resubmission 19 September 2005

Publication Date:
11 December 2017 (online)

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