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Thromb Haemost 1993; 70(01): 111-118
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646170
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von Willebrand Factor
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von Willebrand Factor and Cardiovascular Disease

Lina Badimon
*   Cardiovascular Research Unit & Foundation, CSIC- Sant Pau, Barcelona, SPAIN
†   Cardiac Unit Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
,
Juan J Badimon
†   Cardiac Unit Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
,
James H Chesebro
†   Cardiac Unit Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
,
Valentin Fuster
†   Cardiac Unit Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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