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Thromb Haemost 2006; 96(01): 100-101
DOI: 10.1160/TH05-12-0827
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Analysis of thrombotic factors in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients

Ya Ping Wu   *
1   Department of Medicine, Taishan Medical University, Tai-an, China
2   Department of Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
,
Ran Wei   *
1   Department of Medicine, Taishan Medical University, Tai-an, China
,
Zhong Hua Liu   *
3   National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
,
Biao Chen
4   Department of Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
,
Ton Lisman
2   Department of Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
,
Dao Ling Ren
1   Department of Medicine, Taishan Medical University, Tai-an, China
,
Ji Ju Han
1   Department of Medicine, Taishan Medical University, Tai-an, China
,
Zuo Li Xia
1   Department of Medicine, Taishan Medical University, Tai-an, China
,
Fu Sheng Zhang
5   Department of Medicine, Taian Medical Center, Tai-an, China
,
Wen Bo Xu
3   National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
,
Klaus T. Preissner
6   Institute for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
,
Philip G. de Groot
2   Department of Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
› Author AffiliationsFinancial support: This study was supported in part by The Dutch Thrombosis Foundation (grant 20023), Natural Science Foundation of Shandong (grant Y2003C01) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC grant 30300395).
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Received 28 December 2005

Accepted after resubmission 17 May 2006

Publication Date:
29 November 2017 (online)

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