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Thromb Haemost 2015; 114(05): 869-871
DOI: 10.1160/TH15-06-0507
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Myocardial infarction in elderly patients: How to assess their bleeding risk?

Thomas Kietzmann
1   Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Received: 23 June 2015

Accepted: 23 June 2015

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06 December 2017 (online)

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