Endogenous sex hormone levels in men with unprovoked deep-vein thrombosis

Thromb Haemost 2015; 114(02): 438-439
DOI: 10.1160/TH15-02-0107

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Nicola Mumoli

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale Civile Livorno, Livorno, Italy

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Marco Cei

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale Civile Livorno, Livorno, Italy

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Matteo Giorgi Pierfranceschi

²Emergency Department, Val d’Arda Hospital, AUSL di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy

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Barbara Brondi

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale Civile Livorno, Livorno, Italy

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Josè Vitale

³Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

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Francesco Dentali

³Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

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