Should alcohol be considered a minor protective factor for unprovoked venous thromboembolism?

Marco P. Donadini; Walter Ageno

doi:10.1160/TH13-05-0376

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Thromb Haemost 2013; 110(01): 02-03
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-05-0376

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Should alcohol be considered a minor protective factor for unprovoked venous thromboembolism?

Marco P. Donadini

¹Research Center on Thromboembolic Diseases and Antithrombotic Therapies, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

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Walter Ageno

¹Research Center on Thromboembolic Diseases and Antithrombotic Therapies, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

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